HOW TO HANDLE TANTRUM IN CHILDREN

Tantrum is the uncontrollable display of anger and bad temper thrown by children age 1 to 4 that are emotionally on edge. It is not restricted to just children but to people or adult who act like children due to emotional disorder.

Tantrum is a way to communicate, seek attention and let out their frustration as they have not developed the skills and ability to cope with situations and their needs.

Claire B .Kopp, professor of applied developmental psychology at California’s Claremont Graduate University, tantrum as a problem to uneven language skills. “Toddlers are beginning to understand a lot more of words they hear, yet their ability to produce language is so limited”, she says.  Frustration set in when a child does not know how to express his/her feeling, wants and needs which result to Tantrum.

5 WAYS TO HANDLE TANTRUM

The Super Mom guide to handle your kid's fits.

1.      Accord Your Child Some Space To Let It Out

 According your child some space to let out his/her frustration can be helpful when every other method didn’t work. When you are using this method make sure you do not interact or give any eye contact, but be certain he/she is safe or have someone else with him/her.   "Sometimes a kid just needs to get his anger out. So let him!" says Linda Pearson, a nurse practitioner and author of The Discipline Miracle.

2.      Ignore the Kid

Why this method is helpful?  "During a tantrum, your child is literally out of his mind. His emotions take over -- overriding the frontal cortex of the brain, the area that makes decisions and judgments," says Jay Hoecker, MD, a Rochester, Minnesota, pediatrician. The part of your child’s brain that reason doesn’t work during tantrum, so there is nothing you can do to make him/her feel better rather you just complicate issues further. Talk to your child when he/she is calm.

3.      Know what Tantrum is

Take time to study and comprehend tantrums in kids. As a Super Mom you should identify what triggers your child fits and ways you handle it at home and even in public. When your child decides to throw tantrum do not forget the ways you have sourced to handle and also be in control. Also make sure triggers to your child tantrum is stayed away.

4.      Hug Your Kid Without A Word

Hugging your child is way of telling him/her that you care and also give him/her sense of security. So whenever your child is frustrated take out time to hug your child, but do not say a word.  "This may feel like the last thing you want to do when your kid is freaking out, but it really can help her settle down," Levy says. "I'm talking about a big, firm hug, not a super cuddly one. And don't say a word when you do it -- again, you'd just be entering into a futile battle of wills. Hugs make kids feel secure and let them know that you care about them, even if you don't agree with their behavior."

5.      Give Your Kid Reward to Behave

Sometimes, reward is a way of telling your child to behave. Pearson says "It's about recognizing when you're asking a lot of your child and offering him a little preemptive bribe. This kind of bribery is perfectly fine, as long as it's done on your terms and ahead of time -- not under duress in the middle of a tantrum”.  As Super Mom cultivate the attitude of give your child reward (treat) for any good behavior.