Tuesday, April 29

Children and Tantrums

Temper tantrums usually increase if the child is hungry, tired or ill so parents must help them to cope up with these situations. A lot of patience is requires in dealing temper tantrums.

Infants may cry a lot not because they have tantrums but because they are hungry, wet, cold or lonely. Crying is the only way of letting know that they need something. By giving the needs of infant quickly, they feel secured and may actually cry much less later on.

Most toddlers have tantrums because they are easily frustrated since they don’t talk so much. They have trouble asking for things and expressing their feeling. If you can see that your child is getting frustrated, you can try to distract him or divert his interest to other things. When a toddler is exhausted, hungry and overexcited, tantrums is likely to happen.

Preschoolers are less likely to thrown their tantrums because they have more coping skills and able to communicate better. Some children may learn that a tantrum is getting what they want as parents give in to demands.

Older children are more tolerate of frustrating situation since they learn to deal with anger. Also, they learn the acceptable ways to deal with their feelings and recognize the feeling of upset or frustrated.

Parents must know how to deal with tantrums. Avoid shaking, spanking or yelling at your child, it tends tantrums getting worse. If your toddler is screaming because you take away unsafe object, divert his attention by offering him something else. Also, you can move your child in a quiet and private place to calm down. Avoid talking to a child while screaming. Wait until your child calm down before talking about the situation.

Some children throw tantrums to get attention. Try to ignore attention-seeking tantrums and avoid situation that will lead to tantrums. Make your child realize that temper tantrums won’t work and not going to help them get out of doing what they need.

Don’t ignore frustration tantrums because it needs understanding. Instead, offers a helping hand and tell them that is it okay. Help him out where he feels frustrated and not able to accomplish a task. Always remember to praise your child when he learns to control his temper and be a good example to them by staying cool and calm.

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