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Brittney - posted on 12/08/2009 ( 5 moms have responded )

im starting to think that i need nanny 911. Peyton is starting to throw temper tantrums for just about everything. Like at a store she screams and cries in her stroller, so I have to hold her, and after a while of me holding her, she starts to cry and scream, wanting down (she isn't walking yet, so im not going to let her crawl around). When she really gets pissed, she starts to hit me. And at home, just trying to change her diaper is a pain, she trows her self backwards, screams and kicks. I just don't know what to do, she is to young to know any better, how can I deal with her in a situation like that with out seeming harsh? How do you get on to a 14 month old?

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Kylie - posted on 12/09/2009

u can even just place them in their room of corridor or on a mat.

my lillian is throwing tamtrums too which is also driving me nuts. all day everyday. arghh

Kelsey - posted on 12/09/2009

Quoting Kirsten:

I tell me son no once and if he keeps doing it then I put him in his crib for 1 minute.

Hey Kristen I totally agree with you however I've just managed to transfer my son from our bed to his crib and I'm worried that if I use his crib as a time out spot then her will associate his crib with bad things. I want to be able to give him a time out but he's obviously not going to sit in a "naughty chair" for a full minuite. any sugestions on where else I could put him for a time out?

September - posted on 12/08/2009

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You're right she is too young to know any better so this is her way of communicating to you. Can you imagine how frustrating it would be if you could not get your point across even when you are trying your hardest to do so? My guess would be that's why she is throwing such a fit. I'm pretty sure the older she gets and the better she gets with her words the less temper tantrums you will have. With our 13 month old son distraction works the best right now. As soon as he starts to throw a fit I just quickly distract him and he forgets all about being upset. Works wonders for us :) Good luck!

Kirsten - posted on 12/08/2009

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She is not too young to know the difference. If she's throwing tantrums to be held and then she gets to be held then she's getting what she wants and she's learned that if he screams mommy will pick her up. I agree, take her out of the store and put her in her carseat until she calms down. Explain to her why you are doing it, she may not understand everything you're saying but she'll get the idea and it's good practice for when she does understand. As for misbehaving at home we use a timeout and it works fairly well. I tell me son no once and if he keeps doing it then I put him in his crib for 1 minute. He definitely knows what's going on because after he gets a timeout he will stop doing what I told him not to do. Good luck!

Katie - posted on 12/08/2009

my son did that for a bit too...he has gotten alot better about it recently. whenever he would start to throw a tantrum, i would put him down and walk away and let him throw it. if we were in a store, we would just leave and i would let him cry it out in his car seat. when he was done we would go back in and he would be fine.