https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:13:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-is-having-a-tantrum#post-2177910 Thu, 14 May 2015 10:04:16 +0000 aegie 2177910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my kid tantrums and the best way to calm her down is to hold her and try to talk to her about her feelings like, oh no, Paige is angry. Oh no, Paige is sad. Are you frustrated? And just hold her and hug her. She calms down pretty much within a minute or two. It doesn't mean I give her what she wanted, but yelling, time outs, and ignorning her turn her whining and small tantrums into full blown throw myself on the floor tantrums. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-is-having-a-tantrum#post-2177852 Thu, 14 May 2015 09:37:41 +0000 ValentineMommy 2177852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I know what its about, I try and offer a solution.</p> <p>If it's a completely out of nowhere tantrum, I ignore it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-is-having-a-tantrum#post-2177815 Thu, 14 May 2015 09:26:28 +0000 Truth Bombs 2177815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually offer a couple rational solutions to whatever she's upset about. If she rejects them then I just ignore her and tell her to let me know when she's done having her tantrum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-is-having-a-tantrum#post-2177789 Thu, 14 May 2015 09:18:05 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2177789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Charlie doesn't really have tantrums now that he's 5. He more gets angry. For him, we really have to acknowledge his feelings and be empathetic. Changing the environment like going on a walk helps too. Once he is calm, he can much better understand/process his emotions. Time outs did not work for him.</p> <p>With Olive I usually just ignore her. She tantrums a couple of minutes then says she's sorry. But she does throw some big ones over seemingly ridiculous things (she wanted to put water on her toothbrush herself), that are much harder to calm down. But those are sometimes related to being overtired too, in which case I try to appease her. She usually asks for the other parent when she's tantrumming, and that helps too.</p> <p>I know they grow out of the tantrum stage so they actually don't bother me as much as the defiance!</p> <p>How do you handle your LO's tantrums? </p>