12 Temper Tantrum Tips

Twelve Temper Tantrum Tips:

1. It’s okay to cry unless a child hurts themselves or others.
2. Then you tell a child what they cannot do, always tell them what they can do.
3. Give choices: can you come down by yourself or do you need help?
4. No threats or endless repetition, move into action!
5. You can be firm and fair, always follow through
6. Creative consequences = learning without shame
7. Arouse empathy: extremely important! “look at my face, that hurt”.
8. Discipline yourselves, role modelling
9. Catch them doing good.Focus on the positive.
10. Validate each child’s position example: You really wanted that toy, I don;t blame you, it’s fabulous but ….
11. Choose meaningful rules and eliminate some, especially when things are out of control
12. Be consistent!