https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 16:54:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411597 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:23:04 +0000 banana 411597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BoogieBea: Awww...that must've been tough for all of you! :( When my son throws one of his epic tantrums because of being overtired we just let him be. We just try to get him into bed ASAP, even if it means skipping bath. But if he's being naughty during his tantrums (like kicking us or pushing us) then we'll discipline him because we want him to know that it's NEVER ok to hit us, tired or not. Usually he just tantrums on the floor so we'll let him act it out and once he's calmed down a bit, we'll put him to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411541 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:49:24 +0000 BoogieBea 411541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: @Andrea: @mrsmenow: @TurtleDoves: @Mrs. Bee: @brownie: thanks for your input! I'm glad to hear that other people feel the same. I do think it's important to set rules and be firm but I just didn't think it was fair to punish him for being overtired.</p> <p>@Honeybee: yeah that's the thing. Most of his tantrums are because he's overtired so my husband thinks I'm always using that as an excuse not to discipline. And that's not true. I will discipline if I feel like LO is somewhat rational (as much as a toddler can be), but last night he was just so far gone. I just wanted to get him to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411494 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:17:39 +0000 Honeybee 411494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the same discipline regardless of the motivation behind DD's behavior. She's very sensitive to not getting enough sleep and the majority of her bad behavior comes from being tired. If we didn't discipline her just because she was tired, she'd be a total mess all the time.</p> <p>Eta: We don't really discipline for tantrums alone (besides just giving DD an opportunity to calm herself down) so we wouldn't discipline in this situation anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411464 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:42:58 +0000 brownie 411464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would punish an inappropriate action (hitting, biting, throwing in anger) but not a tantrum. We had the same problem yesterday. We did timeins for it. We both went into a quiet room together. We tried for a nap, that was punishment enough. We did discipline by expecting him to share and follow rules. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411459 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:32:20 +0000 Mrs. Bee 411459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not if they're overtired or hungry. It's not their fault. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411456 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:29:01 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 411456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same reasons as other posters...no I wouldn't. But, I'd def get upset and WANT to discipline him! I totally get how your husbands feeling...man, bedtime temper tantrums can be terrible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411416 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:50:26 +0000 mrsmenow 411416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, is they are acting out due to changes in routine or overly tired then we don't. It is just as much or faults when they act that way in those cases. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411368 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:05:05 +0000 Andrea 411368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually not, like you, I think that they just need to go to bed if they've missed a nap so I just do an earlier bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411366 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:03:31 +0000 MamaMoose 411366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably wouldn't. It's not his fault that his schedule got so out of whack and he's just having a natural reaction to that. He's not trying to be naughty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-toddler-acts-up-due-to-being-overtired-do-you-still-discipline#post-411362 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:01:10 +0000 BoogieBea 411362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's been a lot going on in the past few days. LO has missed his naps the last couple of days and putting him to bed has been torturous. He was completely historical last night when we brought him into the bathroom for a bath. The back and forth, screaming and wrestling last for a good 2 hours before we finally got him to sleep. It was clearly because he's been overtired. My husband was really losing his temper at some point and wanted to discipline him. I was very firm with what I wanted LO one to do and it did made him angry but I just didn't see further disciplining being effective at the state LO was in. He also just recovered from a bad stomach flu so he's been having more mood swings in general.</p> <p>Do you discipline when your toddler is throwing a major tantrum because he is overtired? </p>