What do you do?
It's always at home for us, and at bedtime when she's horribly overtired.
Like now🙄
I'm sitting on her bed making sure she stays out and waiting for her to pass out from exhaustion. She's 3.5 and woke up today at 3:30 am so it's been a long day.
watermelon / 14467 posts
I giver her the paci and put her to bed early. But I know that isn't going to work forever, especially when we paci wean.
Normally, I try to make sure dinner is something she likes, but sometimes I have to just shut the door and let her scream.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
When she is really really out of control and possessed, she has an ear infection. Every time. So, I call the pediatrician. The last time t happened she was insane while DH was trying to put her down for a nap and I called and made the first appt after nap time.
But the generally insane times, when it's not an ear infection, I put her in her room in timeout and tell her we both need a time out to calm down. I let her scream away in her room while I take a breather and try to calm myself down in the living room. Usually she screams herself out and then I can go in and sit with her.
blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts
At the suggestion of our OT we created a calm down spot in the house with things he likes but that are quiet and we go there together. I thought it was a little cheesy but holy crap it works. Immediately snaps him out of it. Its like he really does want to calm down but just doesn't know how.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@avivoca: oh god I was so devastated when we kicked it. Really and truly. Haha.
honeydew / 7230 posts
I just nurse her (it's always her, not DS!). I don't know what we'll do when we're done nursing. Usually she is just tired or hungry and needs to take a second to chill with me. There have been a couple times when she melts down over getting into the car seat. I just have to get her in as quickly as possible and get her home.
papaya / 10560 posts
Ds can get really wound up before bed but doesn't act bad. I just need him to go to sleep! I give a lavender bath (dr teals) and the hyland tablets that help calm kids down.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I do whatever it takes at that point to help them get to sleep the fastest. Usually at that point my kids can't make decisions (do you want your blanket? Yes I do/screams crying to get the blanket off).
pear / 1965 posts
DD is is almost 3.5. She is a handful and fights me on everything. She also will throw a pretty big fit over taking a nap or going down for bed.
Sometimes I just let her cry it out. I hate it but after maybe 5 mins she finally gives in.
I also will diffuse calming EO's such as lavender and honestly that really helps her.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
I try not to let MYSELF get worked up about it. I tell him to take a deep breath and count to ten, then I take a really exaggerated breath in and count. And keep doing it, and eventually he'll start doing it with me. If he's like manic physical, I start ordering him to exercise ("ten jumping jacks, quickhurry! Now ten pushups, fastfastfast!") etc. Usually one of the two (or both) calms him down enough to sleep.
coconut / 8430 posts
We ask LO to take deep breaths and try to calm her body. It sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.
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