How to Prevent a Toddler's Temper Tantrum

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Veronica Baragas with MyWigglesandGiggles.com, and I'm going to share with you how to help prevent temper tantrum's. Now, this is not an easy task, and each scenario is different, but some of the key things that you can do is try to ignore the negative behavior, stay short and to the point when reprimanding or handling the situation, staying calm is very key, and be consistent in what you do in handling your situations. For example, if you have someone, or if your child is wanting to eat something that you're just not ready to give them, and they start to throw a fit, and you're afraid that they may like throw themselves back, or a lot of the times they get real physical and start to kick, one of the best things to do is isolate them. If you have a portable crib, or a crib near by, I would just set them down and let them know, stay short and to the point that whatever it was that they were doing is not acceptable, and by leaving them isolated and walking away and a safe area will definitely get the message across. I wouldn't keep them in there for too long in it, you know, you're not punishing them, but you're just showing them that it's not acceptable behavior. Usually, nine times out of ten, they calm down afterwords. But if you stay consistent with what you do when the throw their temper tantrums, and you stay calm, because they can feel and feed off your energy, it'll help them to calm down as well."