Diffusing A Tantrum

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Whether it be the terrible two’s, or as old as a teenager, Some children are just naturally angry. And despite your best efforts to control them, sometimes stopping an outburst of anger is inevitable. So just as well generally they have a short attention span, which of course includes a tantrum.

The biggest mistake, not to mention the most common as well, is that parents will just respond to anger with more anger. This accomplishes nothing more than adding fuel to a fire. Replying to a tantrum with a harsh tone, screaming, and losing control yourself is basically being no better than the child you are trying to control. This can also cause them to think that being angry is ok and part of normal behavior.

It quite often takes a strong willed and focused parent to effectively diffuse a tantrum. There a are number of ways this can be achieved. First of all, and most importantly, you must without fail keep yourself calm and collected. Respond and talk to your child in a mild yet firm tone. Look into their eyes and keep a perfectly straight face while doing this.

Obviously, they want to get something their way, so let them know that this isn’t going to happen. Follow through with your plan, and very importantly, make sure that you and if applicable, your spouse deal with them in exactly the same manner every time this happens. As soon as you lose consistency with your method of discipline, your child will learn that they can possibly weasel their way out of the situation.

If they are going overboard in their ranting and raving, sometimes giving them no attention what so ever can do the trick. If you can tell that all they want is attention, show them by means of this method that this is not how they can achieve it

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