I am having a problem with my youngest, daniel, who will be turning 2 in April. He has started hitting and throwing BIG temper tantrums when he is told no or gets into trouble. I never had that problem with my daughter and i don't know what to do. Does anyone have any advice? I'm at my wits end and starting to feel overwhelmed.

Janelle - posted on 03/05/2012

I agree with Jessica. My son is almost 2 and when he does not get what he wants, he starts crying, screaming, rolling on the floor and of course the good ole hitting. When he does this, I make sure he is OK and then I walk away from him. I do not give him any attention when he acts like this. It usually takes a few minutes but then he will snap out of it and come back to me and then I will get down to his level on the floor and talk about what made him mad. He may not completely understand everything we are talking about but I firmly let him know that mommy did not like what he did and we need to act better. Remember every child is different and not everything everyone says will work. You will find the best way. Good luck to you.

Sharon - posted on 02/26/2012

Hi Rebecca, My son will also be 2 in April, I think at that age they all go through the hitting stage, Seán has gone throught the hitting and biting stage, i found the best thing was to correct him and take something he really liked from him for a small period of time, he eventually got the message that if he does something wrong there will be a consiquence. We have a 15 week old baby girl also and I have found that he does try and push my buttons since she was born, a little jelousy i think which is understandable but i feel you have to be consistant with whatever method you try or they won't understand why they are being corrected. hope this helps a bit and good luck.

Kelly - posted on 02/13/2012

My daughter did this same thing for about a week and I let her throw the fit until I could stand it. Then I'd pick her up and say "look at me" firmly. She would and I said that is not how you get something and then tell her she needs to ask. Finally after she calmed down she would sign and say please. Hope this helps and good luck!

Jessica - posted on 02/08/2012

my son will be two in april and what i do is actually just do not pay him any attention when he is trowing them and it seems to work, when i don't pay attention..

Michelle - posted on 02/01/2012

my lil guy also has a huge temper but his recent tantrums involve him throwing things and then throwing himself onto the floor (can get embarrasing when we are out and about), he has also started to slap me, I just hold his hand when he goes to slap me so that he cant move his arm and then I say NO, this makes him even angrier to begin with but then he calms down and then hugs me. So hard at this age as they need a way to vent their frustrations but dont know how to do it in a controlled way, bless them.