Tantrumming Toddlers

Your mum friends must be the chosen few. Cos my boy it’s tantrum to get dressed, undressed, get in the bath, get out the bath, on Monday he likes beans if I dare to give him them again world war 3. I try not to give the tantrum too much attention and give the behaviour after when he has calmed attention. I know it’s a phase and he is just learning boundaries and how to push them. Stay strong 💪🏽

Fear not, I am you in my mum group, well I feel my son is worse than everyone else’s anyway, although some assure me he isn’t. But when you’re in the thick of it day in and day out you do feel it’s just you. But I can tell you now, if my son doesn’t get what he wants he throws himself to the floor, sometimes spins around and then runs up the hall way, goes mental in his high chair if he don’t want to eat. So it’s definitely not just you

Yep my son is the same! I also have a daughter who is 3.5 and she has never tantrumed like my son does! So it's absolutely nothing you have done or not done, it is a phase and it will pass. Communication is a big thing, once they can speak better it really helps. My motto for this phase is to try and be a "yes mum". If I don't have a good reason to say no and it's not going to do any harm then I say yes and try to reserve no for when it is really needed! Then it's a bit more impactful and we minimize tantrums by letting them think they have a bit of control!