How to Stop A Child's Temper Tantrum Using Positive Parenting
When a young child is in the midst of a temper tantrum, it can be hard, especially in the middle of all that screaming, to know what to do to stop the child's temper tantrum, but it can be done. Read on to learn a handy step by step plan to stop a child's temper tantrum using positive parenting techniques.
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Instructions
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Redirect the child to stop the temper tantrum. Young children are easily distractable, thank goodness. If you can steer the child in another direction and help her focus her attention on something that you know makes her happy, this can go a long way toward helping her calm down. This is a classic positive parenting techniques, it it works quite well in many cases.
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Lift your toddler up and hold her when she is in the midst of her temper tantrum. Stroke her hair and whisper gently into her ear. When you hold your child, you are helping her (quite literally) to contain her own emotions. You are acting out what you are requesting of her (calmness). Your calmness and your gentle holding will help her to calm down, often faster than you might think.
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Offer a small reward for good behavior. Children respond well to positive reinforcement. As part of your positive parenting, remind your child that when they consistently behave well, they are consistently rewarded. The reward could be playing her favorite game as long as she stops throwing tantrums. And of course if the tantrum resumes, the game stops instantly.
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Tips & Warnings
Use "time outs" when needed. When a child misbehaves, a "time out" is a direct consequence for that misbehavior. But a time out is more than just a consequence for bad behavior. A time out is also a "breather," a chance for children who are acting out or throwing temper tantrums to calm down and think about what they have done, and how they can change their behavior for the better in the future.
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