How to deal with your baby's temper tantrums

Everyone has a temper, but compared to children, adults know how to control their temper. But it’s different for children. As they are ignorant, they don’t care that much about some things. This becomes a headache for parents. Often, many parents fail to handle their children's temper tantrums well, which leads to big problems in their children's education later in life. So, how do you deal with your baby's tantrum?

1. Be aware that your baby's uncontrollable anger may scare himself; make sure he doesn't hurt himself, others, or anything else. If he finds himself banging his head, scratching your face, breaking a vase, etc. after a tantrum, he will see these destructions as evidence of his own terrible power and evidence of your inability to control him and keep him safe when he cannot control himself.

2. The easiest way to keep your baby safe is to sit on the floor and hold him gently. When he calms down, he will not only find himself next to you, but will also be surprised to see that nothing has changed since his temper tantrum. He will slowly relax into your arms. His sharp cries would subside into whimpers, and the angry little monster who had just been screaming hysterically and annoyed himself and was scared silly, would now turn into a lovable little baby. Now it's time to appease him.

3. Some babies don’t want to be held by adults when they have a tantrum. Not only would the physical restraint make him more irritated, it would also make the whole situation worse. If your baby is like this, don't force him. Take away anything he's sure to break, and try to protect him from hurting himself.

4. Don’t try to argue or protest with your child. There is no way to reason with your baby when he is furious.

5. Try not to yell at him. Anger is very contagious, and you may find that every time your baby cries, you get angrier. Try not to get involved. If you yell as well, you'll likely prolong your baby's tantrum. Because just when he is about to calm down, he will notice your angry tone and explode again.

6. Don't let your child feel that he or she is being rewarded or punished for having a tantrum. You should let him know that losing his temper is not only terrible for him, but also that it won't change anything. If he's mad because you didn't let him go to the park, don't change your mind and ask him to go now. Likewise, if you were planning on taking him for a walk before he had a tantrum, you should take him again once he calms down.

7. Don’t become timid because of your baby’s temper. Many parents are afraid of their babies losing their temper in public, but you must not let your baby notice your worry. If you have to take him to the store because you are afraid that he will have a tantrum and ask for candy, or give him chocolate when guests come over so that your usual treatment will not provoke him to explode, he will soon understand everything. Once your baby realizes that his truly uncontrollable temper affects your behavior toward him, he'll definitely learn to take advantage of it and throw half-hearted tantrums, which are typical of poorly managed 4-year-olds.

The above article gives a detailed introduction on how to deal with baby’s temper tantrums. I hope it will be inspiring to some parents. Children's thinking cannot be processed in the same way as adults. Sometimes, approaching the problem from a different angle will produce better results. Parents who don't understand this can take a good look at the above content, which will definitely help.