Just a few questions I have asked myself today:
What are one year old tantrums called, terrible one's?
Have the tantrums begun at an early age for my child? Are these normal?
What is the best way to handle these types of situations?
Can you put a 13 month old in time out and her understand? Where would I put her, in a chair? I don't want her punishment area to be her crib?
How do I effectively teach Reagan what is acceptable and what isn't?
Do I ignore the tantrums? Walk out of the room and move on?
Do I talk to her about them?
How do I not let her win?
Do I distract her and get her interested in something else or is that not teaching her?
For the most part Reagan is a very loving, happy, friendly, talkative, bubbly little girl, but lately she has decided that she can and WILL throw a tantrum. Usually it's when she wants my attention, for me to hold her (which is 99% of the day) or is when I take something away from her that she wants. I know that she is very frustrated in not being able to communicate what she wants or needs. She is also learning how to control her emotions and learning different ways of showing independence. To add to all her frustration, she is getting three teeth in at the same time, which I'm sure doesn't help her mood/fussiness.
I am trying to just be patient and remember that this too is just a "phase" that will pass. Like everything else in the past I worried about: sleeping in her crib, sleeping through the night, not screaming the whole car ride, being a good girl so we could go out to dinner, etc. and it all passed. I just don't want to wait until it's to late and I have the biggest most baddest most worst fit thrower there is!
I also have been looking for some type of day care to put Reagan in. Just a couple days a week for a few hours. She is so friendly and loves being around other kids, I just know she would love it. (not to mention I would get a break for some me time) However, after calling several different places in our area I was shocked at day care prices. For 2 days a week it was about $130-$160 and for 3 days a week $175-$205!! Is that not insane?? Not to mention I don't want to have her there all day, just a few hours! So needless to say, unless I come across something else, I think I will save $600-$700 dollars a month for only 8-12 days of day care!
Let's just hope Reagan & I can come to some sort of agreement, she is killing me!
5 comments:
I feel your pain! We are going through the same thing with Garrett at times. When Garrett does it now, I just kind of laugh. Garrett is 17 months. We started time out with Jackson at 18 months. Before that, I don't think they really understand time out, so I try to just ignore Garrett's tantrums and leave the room. 9 times out of 10, he will stop crying, come find me, and start crying again. haha! He throws his whole body on the floor!
With Jackson I stressed about it more and tried to reason with him back when he was Garrett's age. I finally learned he really didn't know what I was talking about. So my advice at this point, if all needs are met...ignore it! By not doing anything, you win!
As for time out location - we use our love seat in the living room. We hardly ever sit on it, so it is just the spot that works for us. They also make cute time out rugs if you want to google those.
Awww Sis! Reagan's being a little booger haha. I think thats a good idea to ask around. I wish I had some input but mommy advice is not something I can give yet! I know you will do the right thing. :)
Try to find a "Mothers Day Out" program at a church. The ones I have looked into are 9-2 Tuesdays and Thursdays and about $200 month. Might be more pricey on your side of the world!! Hope that helps. I love that reading your blog prepares me for my future months to come :)
Glad you and Kelli are going through all this before me! My mom keeps reminding me that it will always be something that you are trying to "figure out." Let me know what you end up doing..or not doing! :)
I don't have any answers for you but when you get it all figured out, let me know--LOL
That picture of her is soooooooo cute!
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