^ I have no clue
Seriously!! You could not have told me that a 11 month old can have a mini-tantrum and I believe you. We started noticing her personality flourishing for some time now but the side of MJ that she doesn’t always show is when she doesn’t like something. I don’t know what the road ahead of me will be like and the challenge I have is knowing what discipline looks like at this age. So I choose to redirect and repeat.
What seems to work right now is redirecting her attention, and repeating that as often as necessary. I talk to her in between and use a tone that’s serious but not “mean”. I am so torn…my little baby is growing up and I think this is all too soon. My fear is that if I don’t pick up a style of how to parent her during her times of mini-fits that I will wake up 1 day to a full blown tantrum. Is this inevitable?
Help me out mama’s, what do you recall doing to help teach right and wrong and combat the fall outs? I wish I could catch her on video but she will even break her back as if she is going to fall out of your hands or if she is on the floor she turns around in circles, while fussing because she is upset that you took something out of her hand. Lord help me. I wasn’t ready!!
XOXO- Risa
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When mine were littler and would pull the stunt of throwing a tantrum and flinging backward, I would set them down and ignore them, I wouldn’t even look their way. I would set them in the floor or playpen or crib and say when you’re done we will talk. Thankfully not all of my kids did this and the two that did quickly learned I wouldn’t give them attention for the type of behavior and if they were sitting and flopped backward on their heads oops sorry it hurts doesn’t it? That may sound harsh but it’s what I did and it nipped it pretty darn quick because honestly who wants to really act like that?
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Definitely a technique for me to try. I mean how else will she learn that it’s not okay.The times it has happened I am never mentally prepared. However when my husband speaks it is signed, sealed and delivered and she stops her “mini-fit”. I sense a challenge but I am up for it. Thanks “bigbadmom”!!
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It’s okay dear thank you, my hubby is the same way. All he has to do is say two words and they all stop. But honestly you’re doing it for her well being so she will be safe it’s definitely not safe to be having a tantrum and throwing yourself around and also so she will grow up to be sweet and not a terror, we have too many terrors in the world. Us mama’s have to stick together 🙂
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My little man rarely had any temper tantrums prior to turning 2, but I swear the day of his second birthday the terrible twos came full force. I am in the process of trying to help him through his meltdowns (as I call them) because this is a whole new world. Trying to distract him is the biggest answer I can come up with!
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