3 Year Old Tantrums – Preventing It!

Preventing 3 Year Old Tantrums

You may be sitting at home laughing at the very concept of being able to stop temper tantrums. Especially as you watch your adorable 3 year old who has gone from the “terrible twos” to the “torturous threes.”

3 Year Old Tantrums – Preventing It! – Teach your child to give a bear hug and teach them how to calm down, this will help to prevent temper tantrums.

You have been told they will outgrow tantrums and as you count another 15 gray hairs on your head, you are wondering when. The good news is that they do outgrow tantrums… and that really tantrums are healthy. Of course this does not make them a favorite part of parenting.

Tantrums are normal, if you are a parent that thought you could avoid tantrums… sorry. It is impossible to have a child that never throws a tantrum… there are grown adults that have temper tantrums. The key is to know what to do when your little one starts to have one. If you know the cause of the tantrums then you can do things to prevent them in the future.

Be Consistent

Children of all ages, but especially 3 year old, need to know what is expected of them. They also need to know what to expect in a situation. If you want your child to eat at the table, then it is important that every time they have something to eat, they are sitting at the table. Consistency is key.

Set Goals

Believe it or not the goals need to be for you and your child. You both need to work together to find ways to handle situations more effectively. If you can take a moment and breathe before addressing your child’s tantrum then you can show them that instead of screaming and crying they too need to take a deep breath and come to you to tell you or show you what is wrong. Tweaking your parenting skills is important. No one is perfect, and unfortunately parents don’t have to go to school and get a degree in parenting. You just have to wing it and find what works.

Teach Them How to Express Themselves

Along with building parenting skills… it is important that you teach your child how to express themselves. If you don’t teach them the correct way to express their emotions… how are they going to learn?

Dealing with High Energy Tantrums

Ask any veteran parent and they will tell you that there is more than one kind of temper tantrum. You have the tantrums where your child throws themselves on the floor; you have the screamers, the kickers, the criers and so much more. Then there are the high energy tantrums which are a result of too much internal energy and too much external stimuli. In these instances you need to be able to teach your child how to calm down.

You can teach them to give bear hugs or teach them how to do pancakes. (Pancakes are when your child interlaces their hands and pushes down on their head… you have done this yourself to help release stress/tension). Have them play a game where they have use their energy in a controlled manner. This will help calm them down.

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