Comments on: Tantrum City http://www.slolane.org/2005/09/28/tantrum-city/ Blog of central CA coast twin mom Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: cyndi http://www.slolane.org/2005/09/28/tantrum-city/#comment-360 cyndi Sat, 01 Oct 2005 16:28:28 +0000 http://builtbymom.com/slolane/?p=115#comment-360 sorry........couldn't read whole post......still falling on the ground laughing from "hand them a wet washcloth"............ sorry……..couldn’t read whole post……still falling on the ground laughing from “hand them a wet washcloth”…………

]]> By: Sarah http://www.slolane.org/2005/09/28/tantrum-city/#comment-359 Sarah Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:02:06 +0000 http://builtbymom.com/slolane/?p=115#comment-359 Karp is pretty good. We used his "S" techniques when The Goon Squad were babies. The washcloth crap is insane. How could she look at you with a straight face and say that? Karp is pretty good. We used his “S” techniques when The Goon Squad were babies.

The washcloth crap is insane. How could she look at you with a straight face and say that?

]]> By: Rob http://www.slolane.org/2005/09/28/tantrum-city/#comment-358 Rob Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:29:02 +0000 http://builtbymom.com/slolane/?p=115#comment-358 We've had gazillions of childcare advice programmes on the telly in the UK recently. "House of Tiny Tearaways with Dr Tanya Baron" is my wife's favourite. In general, they all say the same thing: time out. Time out in their room, or on the Naughty Step, or the Naughty Chair, or blah blah blah. When Didi has tantrums, and you try to put her in a Time Out, she gets worse. And she started to kick and throw things around, so that you're afraid she'll break something or hurt herself. It always works on the telly, but it never works in real life, in my experience. I am aware, though, of some of the things I might do that can lead to bad behaviour, and ultimately tantrums. Things like reading at the table, or only half-listening (because you've been at work all day and had a crappy journey home etc.). Anyway, I'm rubbish at the tantrums - it's all I can do not to have one myself. We’ve had gazillions of childcare advice programmes on the telly in the UK recently. “House of Tiny Tearaways with Dr Tanya Baron” is my wife’s favourite.

In general, they all say the same thing: time out. Time out in their room, or on the Naughty Step, or the Naughty Chair, or blah blah blah.

When Didi has tantrums, and you try to put her in a Time Out, she gets worse. And she started to kick and throw things around, so that you’re afraid she’ll break something or hurt herself. It always works on the telly, but it never works in real life, in my experience.

I am aware, though, of some of the things I might do that can lead to bad behaviour, and ultimately tantrums. Things like reading at the table, or only half-listening (because you’ve been at work all day and had a crappy journey home etc.). Anyway, I’m rubbish at the tantrums - it’s all I can do not to have one myself.

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