Comments on: How do you deal with a toddler’s quick temper? http://www.lifeasamummy.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-toddlers-quick-temper Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:30:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Penny http://www.lifeasamummy.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-toddlers-quick-temper/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Penny Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:04:48 +0000 http://www.lifeasamummy.com/?p=1127#comment-865 Erin, I do try redirecting him to something else and I have to say 70% of the time, it works well. He seems to have quite short memory when he gets distracted. Item #3 is funny!! Haha. Good for you to have found the magic switch! Erin, I do try redirecting him to something else and I have to say 70% of the time, it works well. He seems to have quite short memory when he gets distracted. Item #3 is funny!! Haha. Good for you to have found the magic switch!

]]> By: Erin Hill http://www.lifeasamummy.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-toddlers-quick-temper/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Erin Hill Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:04:07 +0000 http://www.lifeasamummy.com/?p=1127#comment-862 My son just turned 2 and screams immediately if he doesn't get what he wants. The only things that work are: 1.) Redirect him immediately to something else he might like. Basically make him forget he wanted what he wanted 2.) Commiserate with him. "I know it's not fun when you can't get what you want. I agree with you. It sucks! But you can watch Mickey Mouse after your nap." 3.) Start singing, "Happy Birthday to you...." For some reason this snaps him out of any bad mood. It's his on/off switch. ;) so you just have to find that on/off switch with toddlers. But who knew singing Happy Birthday would do that? My son just turned 2 and screams immediately if he doesn’t get what he wants. The only things that work are:

1.) Redirect him immediately to something else he might like. Basically make him forget he wanted what he wanted

2.) Commiserate with him. “I know it’s not fun when you can’t get what you want. I agree with you. It sucks! But you can watch Mickey Mouse after your nap.”

3.) Start singing, “Happy Birthday to you….” For some reason this snaps him out of any bad mood. It’s his on/off switch. ;) so you just have to find that on/off switch with toddlers. But who knew singing Happy Birthday would do that?

]]> By: Penny http://www.lifeasamummy.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-toddlers-quick-temper/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Penny Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:38:53 +0000 http://www.lifeasamummy.com/?p=1127#comment-858 Hehe, the only difference between us is that I still don't look forward to Mondays! :P Hehe, the only difference between us is that I still don’t look forward to Mondays! :P

]]> By: Busy Bee http://www.lifeasamummy.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-toddlers-quick-temper/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Busy Bee Wed, 27 May 2009 09:54:30 +0000 http://www.lifeasamummy.com/?p=1127#comment-838 I am in the same predicament, except that mine is a pre-schooler!! So you now understand why I say I look forward to Mondays, gives me a break from all those screams and wails. And they told us not to threaten ...... sigh. I am in the same predicament, except that mine is a pre-schooler!! So you now understand why I say I look forward to Mondays, gives me a break from all those screams and wails.

And they told us not to threaten …… sigh.

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