Parenting Tips for Your 19-20 Month Old Toddler
Sometimes children between the ages of 1 and 3 have temper tantrums. They may cry, shout, hit, bite, throw themselves on the floor, and kick. Some hold their breath. You may not know what started the tantrum. You certainly know you want to stop it!
Some children have tantrums, because they have learned it is a way to get something they want. Others copy parents who have quick tempers. Tantrums might mean that the child is angry or upset. Maybe she has been told too often what she cannot do.
Children seem to have temper tantrums most often when they are too tired, frustrated, hungry, or very excited. Although temper tantrums are normal for children this age, they don’t happen as often if the child feels loved and special.
There is no magic way to handle tantrums, but here are some things you might try:
- Try to stay calm, which is often hard to do.
- Keep your child from hurting herself or others.
- Remove her from other children or from the place where she’s having her tantrum or just hold her in your arms.
- When your child has calmed down, hold her and try to learn the reason for the tantrum.
- If you give the child what she wants when she has a tantrum, she might learn to use tantrums to get her own way all the time.
