Baby tantrums

Mia also puts herself in the naughty corner, then calls me and says, ok I'm feeling better now and I'm ready to say sorry, then she gives me a hug and a kiss and I ask her if she knows what she did wrong and also I explain why it was wrong then we have another hug and kiss and then it's all better

Sometimes I still have to resort to a smack though and I hate it Or if I ask her if she wants a hiding she says "Yes mommy I do want a hiding. Then I'm going to tell my daddy that you were naughty." So I say, Fine, and I'll tell daddy that you were naughty. It's her new thing to tell her daddy whenever I do something she doens't like. She's 3 years old.

Tantrums can start early, and I agree he has you wrapped, but sometimes it just feels easier to give in and have a happy baby, especially after a long day or if you're not feeling well.

Thankfully Mia's only had 2 true tantrums and she didn't get the reaction she wanted so she stopped.

Eeeuw OK - sounds like a tantrum at his tender age LOL.

I agree with the ladies. He must learn that tantrums get him NOTHING. They soon stop full blown tantrums if they see it gets them NOTHING. No debate, no giving in, no screaming at him, no smile.

Good luck.

yip 1 year 1 monute which is a lifetime for them.

As jems says ANY reaction is what they are after. I don't like to remove him from me as that signals I don't want him which isn't a good thing so I just avoid eye contact and NO smiling!!! Not easy.

Dylan does the whole pray pose.

Teez, you are correct. For each year they are, they spend a minute in time out. So 1 year, 1 minute.

The naughty chair does work. Jade is 2 1/2 and when she is being especially awful I put her in there after a warning. The terrible 2's are just that terrible! Jade has a new thing of saying "you yucky" to everyone... Sigh...

I would say just ignore him and walk away. Don't let him see that he can get a reaction of out of you - positive or negative as this is what he wants...

I also like the naughty corner idea! I once watched it on supernannies and it worked like a charm!

Julz - Do you leave him there according to his age? eg. 1 year old = 1 minute of naughty corner?

so true Julz! I have real issues about feeling guilty!!!

I would def have to do something about it now cos i would hate it if it gets worse!