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Tantrums are one of many parental equalizers
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Lately my kid, age 2.5, wants nothing to do with his stroller. He insists on walking everywhere, but two blocks from the house he asks to be carried. And he is simply too heavy to carry for long. Although this photo looks like a terrible accident, he's just lying on the sidewalk playing with his car. He likes to turn the stroller over.
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The worst is when I have to make him get in the stroller and he wrestles me. Then it's tantrum time. We walked half a mile the other day with him in the stroller wailing, arching, and standing up on the foot rest the whole way. I ignored it hoping he'd stop. He didn’t. My husband softly chanted "Kid for sale. Kid for sale," when we stopped at lights or corners and people were looking at us. Most people we passed on The Meltdown Tour Of North Beach gave a sympathetic smile or laughed right out loud. It was still embarrassing.
Tantrums are one of many parental equalizers. No matter how good or bad a parent you are your kid is going to kick and scream on the floor someday. They're really unpleasant, but occasional tantrums are normal. I’ve tried the recommended (and some not recommended) avenues for handling these fits. I bargain, I bribe, I remove, I subdue with a bear hug, I threaten, I ignore.
There doesn’t seem to be one method that wins out over the others with my kid. Maybe I’m not being consistent, but different circumstances seem to call for different approaches.
What are the most effective methods you’ve used to soothe the little savage beast?
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