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Re: What is a tantrum? (Reply to this comment)
by jag2112
You're lucky :)
-John
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Dec 07 '01
5:46 am PST
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What is a tantrum? (Reply to this comment)
by BlackCat2
I feel so strange because my son is one month away from being 2 years old and I still have not seen a tantrum from him.
At least I don't think I have. If I have I didn't recognize it as such but as often as I babysat in my pre-teen and teen years I think I know what one looks like. *smile*
My son is most of the time a happy child but he gets a little cranky at the normal things: being tired, wet diaper, etc.
I guess I am still waiting then to see if he will ever throw a tantrum. If he has they have been all mild like when I take something away he has grabbed hold of but cannot have.
Usually though he only cries and whines for a minute or two at most and then something else gets his attention.
I guess maybe I am lucky?
~,,,^..^,,,~ BlackCat2
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Dec 07 '01
1:19 am PST
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Tickles and Baby Signs (Reply to this comment)
by mariahan
Just wanted to mention that tickling my 3 year old and acting silly often ends his tantrums...he loves to be tickled and can't stay in that Force 3 state of mind when I'm tickling him and acting goofy.
Also wondered if you'd read or practiced the "Baby Signs" theory....teaching babies and toddlers a rudimentary form of sign language to help them communicate their needs. Book is called "Baby Signs" by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn.......children who take well to the Baby Signs method often have a greater vocabulary and are more verbal than those of the same age that didn't use baby signs. (As a parent who tried it with my son and from my experience discussing this book with others, especially in my former bookstore job, it seems that girls often take to baby signs better than boys.)
Maria
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Nov 30 '01
10:46 pm PST
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Tickles and Baby Signs (Reply to this comment)
by mariahan
Just wanted to mention that tickling my 3 year old and acting silly often ends his tantrums...he loves to be tickled and can't stay in that Force 3 state of mind when I'm tickling him and acting goofy.
Also wondered if you'd read or practiced the "Baby Signs" theory....teaching babies and toddlers a rudimentary form of sign language to help them communicate their needs. Book is called "Baby Signs" by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn.......children who take well to the Baby Signs method often have a greater vocabulary and are more verbal than those of the same age that didn't use baby signs. (As a parent who tried it with my son and from my experience discussing this book with others, especially in my former bookstore job, it seems that girls often take to baby signs better than boys.)
Maria
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Nov 30 '01
10:44 pm PST
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Just wait (Reply to this comment)
by klueger
The tantrums get even better in a few years John.
My 5 year old has a better vocabulary so I know what's bothering him. Usually wanting something he's not going to get, but along with the feet stoping and wailing you get You hate me and your grounded for life. Today I even got I'm never going to talk to you again in my life. Funny 10 minutes later he was talking to me.
Great review.
Klueger
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Nov 29 '01
8:28 pm PST
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Keep that tongue in cheek (Reply to this comment)
by addedview
Loved your commentary -- well written and very funny. Only a parent knows the truth of your words, especially "Force 3." Be advised, though, that as your little darling gets a little older you'll find yourself shaking your head as the same event is replayed by another little sweetheart in the grocery store (thankfully, not your own little darling). And sure enough, as you said, there WILL actually come a time when you'll look back at those days with fondness. It's what I call the "Hallmark" effect.
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Nov 29 '01
6:19 am PST
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As Jim attempts to calm the toddler... (Reply to this comment)
by miselainis
....with a chocolate macadamia nut cookie, we move in with a double Maker's Mark and Coke for dad...
Got 'em!
Great review! Dr. Spock couldn't have said it better. Now you know why mr. miselainis and i remain childless by choice! I couldn't imagine having a child like I was....the horror....
m.
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Nov 28 '01
9:12 am PST
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Sheesh! (Reply to this comment)
by chrisceb
"Force 3: The mother of all toddler tantrums. Excessive and continuous screaming and yelling. Anger, not sadness, clearly displayed in the child's expression. Wailing, flailing, on-the-floor gyrations. Turing three shades of red and blue, all within seconds of themselves. Absolute refusal to cooperate or calm down. Basically, a force of nature to be reckoned with. Folks, get those camcorders for this one."
You'd think at 34 my husband would have outgrown a Force 3!
Men!
Wonderful review! Right on target!
Luckily my daughter takes after me (she was 2 in July) and only makes a 1 1/2....maaaaybe a Force 2. So far *G*!
Chris B
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Nov 27 '01
4:08 pm PST
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Re: You forgot........ (Reply to this comment)
by jag2112
Isn't it amazing what trivial things will set off an eruption of emotions with these little ones?
Rebecca will never cease to amaze me :)
-John
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Nov 27 '01
12:29 pm PST
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You forgot........ (Reply to this comment)
by melissasrn
taking a nose dive directly onto the floor as the tantrum is beginning. The key here is to hit face first with all the force you can manage to make mommy and daddy feel sorry for you.
Melissa (who's 17 month old toddler will fly into a fit of rage if someone so carelessly "forgets" to let him plug or unplug the vacuum cleaner)
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Nov 27 '01
11:34 am PST
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gotta tell ya (Reply to this comment)
by MumMumMum
my 3yo just had an interesting tantrum...I said no to something she really wanted in the refrigerator, Heaven Forbid!....I was getting the "I hate you and hope you die" look from her and thought that it's a darn good thing that small children do not have weapons...there would be an awful lot of dead parents! And all because they couldn't have their darn Pooh Fruit Snacks!
I keep telling her that I don't need her attitude I have one of my own...
Bev
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Nov 27 '01
10:25 am PST
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Re: One thing I have found... (Reply to this comment)
by jag2112
Funny...that's how my wife calms me down...
;)
-John
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Nov 27 '01
10:13 am PST
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You make some (Reply to this comment)
by Lisa_J
noteworthy points. Redirection is often a wonderful parental tool. Prevention is great.... observing what sparks your childs outbursts will help you to prevent entering that zone.
Heck... nothing wrong with a good tantrum... I still have them...
**wink**
Thanks for sharing!
Hugs
Lisa_J
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Nov 27 '01
9:31 am PST
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One thing I have found... (Reply to this comment)
by imokliel
...with my son.
One day he was having one of the really bad ones. He was on the floor, screaming and flailing like a lunatic. I walked over to the refrigerator, poured a glass of ice cold water and walked towards him. He was so caught up in his tantrum, he barely noticed me coming. He noticed the entire glass full of water splashing directly in his face, however, and the tantrum came to a complete stop, immediately.
That was five months ago, and he has never had a Level 3 tantrum since that day.
imokliel
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Nov 27 '01
9:16 am PST
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Re: #%$&*!!#@ (Reply to this comment)
by jag2112
I prefer Chocolate Chips w/Macademia Nuts myself.
Of course my daughter can small a chocolate chip from 20 yards :)
-John
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Nov 27 '01
9:12 am PST
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#%$&*!!#@ (Reply to this comment)
by Suzer
#%$&*!!#@ #%$&*!!#@ #%$&*!!#@ I am so angry about this review I could spit-or worse. Please email me my cookie. NOw!!!!! Chocolate chip with walnuts would be nice.
Suzi
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Nov 27 '01
9:05 am PST
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