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28 mo and "tantrum pees"

Posted on 10/26/2016

Hi there - This is more information regarding my son's pee on the floor or pants habit when he tantrums or whines - I tried another tactic. Make the potty bell ring when he whines and get him to...

More on 28 mo issues with toileting and tantrums

Posted on 10/26/2016

HI Kaye, thank you for your answer. I have tried that approach from day one, and actually he keeps right on whining, lying on the floor and kicking..no matter what I do or what I say, or how I...

Whining Toddler

Posted on 10/24/2016

Hi there, I'm needing help with my 28 month old. We are focusing on whining and tantrums at the moment. I'm not sure where to start. Sometimes, he whines because he is unhappy about something...

16 mo Tantrums

Posted on 10/4/2016

At what age do you recommend starting the tantrum place? My son is 16 months old and has a bad habit of screaming when he doesn't get his way, which happens 10+ times a day. I'm not sure whether...

2.5 Year Old Tantrum Troubles

Posted on 10/3/2016

Hi! I'll be quick and to the point. Our 2.5 year old daughter has started throwing tantrums a couple of months ago, and they have been getting more intense and more frequent. She has an older...

3 ½ year old Bedtime Battles

Posted on 9/15/2016

Our 3.5 year old is suddenly refusing to go to bed. She threw a few violent temper tantrums last weekend, and since then we have been able to avoid the crying, but have not been able to get her...

Rambunctious Toddler Woes

Posted on 9/4/2016

Hi there, I am having multiple problems with my 27 month old boy, which I cannot seem to solve. He is very active and is constantly on the move. He whines and throws tantrums when he does not get...

8 YO's Tantrums

Posted on 8/16/2016

Dinah - another follow up question. Our plan, although a good one, is not working. Our daughter is now throwing temper tantrums. We send her back to her room (at 9pm, 9:30 pm) and she is screaming...

Jealous 16-Month-Old

Posted on 8/3/2016

My husband and I have a jealous 16 month old. She is the 4th child. The oldest are (twins) 4.5 yrs and one who is 3.5 yrs. Whenever I am holding one of the other children she begins pulling at...

3-year-old drama when "injured"

Posted on 7/31/2016

Our 3.5 year old son cries and completely melts down when he is sick or hurt. He mostly only does this at home, and it is a scream and cry at the top of his lungs as if he has no control. We have...

Pre-schooler bed wetting at night and defiant behavior

Posted on 7/19/2016

My son is 41/2 years old. I have not been able to night train him. I finally put him back in pampers after trying underpants since he was three. At two he wore pullups to bed and was day trained....

Is it working?

Posted on 6/11/2016

I have been working for some time with the ticket system, mostly targeting listening to adults. The exception being he loses all tickets for hitting. My son is not responding well. I expected it...

Autistic child and chores.

Posted on 6/8/2016

My son 9 yo who has autism shows big tantrum when I ask him to do the recycling. It's hard for him to break down the boxes. He says it's not fair that he has to do it. I tell him that it is his...

2 Year Old Obedience Issues

Posted on 6/1/2016

When I tell my two year old son what to do, eg. "It's time to sit at the table for dinner now. Come and sit.", he regularly runs to his room and hides under his covers. In fact, it happens...

4-yo resumes 2-yo tantrums

Posted on 5/30/2016

My nearly 4 year old son has suddenly become (seemingly) unable to regulate his emotions (even a little bit!!) It's like he's 2 again but this time he knows better. 2 was indeed a rough go for him...

3 yo grumpy getting up & dressed

Posted on 5/26/2016

My almost three year old (in July) follows in my footsteps and is what I would call "not a morning person". I wake him up every morning and he is immediately grumpy (doesn't want to get up, wants...

14 month-old Tantrums, Revisited

Posted on 5/26/2016

My fourteen month old is having all out tantrums when she doesn't get her way. It's over things like not letting her have more Cheerios (and I'm offering plenty of other options of foods I know...

9 yo Tantrums

Posted on 5/24/2016

My 9 year old son throws fits. Sometimes they look like panic attacks and sometimes they are because he bumped into something, and others he clearly is having a tantrum. He has loads of anxiety...

14-month-old Tantrums?

Posted on 5/23/2016

Our 14 month old daughter has been having some all out tantrums for the last month or so. I'm not sure what to do about it since she's so young. Sometimes it's clear that she just wants her own...

Tantrums

Posted on 5/9/2016

Our 25 month old daughter has complete crying melt downs when we want to get her dressed in the mornings or if something unexpected happens that is not what she wants (example: She gets fixated...

Grandparents now Parenting 8 YO with ADHD

Posted on 4/30/2016

We've very recently taken legal custody of our 8 yr old granddaughter and truthfully do not know what kinds of behaviors to expect of 8 year olds. Of concern is that she has extreme mood swings...

16 mo. old screamer

Posted on 4/28/2016

My almost 16 month old daughter is a screamer. It's not a new behavior; she's been doing it for quite some time. She screams if I tell her to sit and wait in the high chair, if a sibling takes...

Terrible Tantrums

Posted on 4/19/2016

HI there, my son is now almost 22 months old and is going surely and steadily towards the terrible twos. The tantrums and whining are increasing, and he throws himself kicking and screaming on...

3 Year Old Tantrum "Accidents"

Posted on 3/30/2016

Our 3 year old son pees in his pants when he is upset. Although his fits have gotten fewer and farther between, he will still sometimes have a full on screaming fit when he doesn't get his way...

4 yo Driving Mom Crazy!

Posted on 3/22/2016

I am at a loss at what my exact question is, because pretty much all of my just-turned-four-year-old's behavior is confusing me. Suddenly in the past several months, every I say is wrong; if I say...

Marriage Problems Interfering with Discipline

Posted on 3/16/2016

Hi. I am the mom of two adopted girls. My 8 year old has been with us since birth and has ADHD and my 3 year old is here almost 2 years from Ethiopia. She is addicted to food and will only talk,...

2 yo Screaming

Posted on 3/15/2016

Could you give me some guidance on best dealing with a 2 year old who is using loud screaming as his response to something not going his way?

9 Year Old Overreacting

Posted on 3/9/2016

Our 9 year old son (middle child) is just very immature and over reacts when things don't go his way. He consistently makes 5 cent problems into $50 problems. Our concern is that it effects his...

5 year old wails over everything

Posted on 3/2/2016

Hi there, I posted a question a few months ago about my daughter's reaction whenever she falls down and bumps her head/leg etc or has a small cut or bruise. She wails the house down, very loudly...

5 yo Tantrums in School

Posted on 2/26/2016

My five year old son is in PreK. In the last several months, his behavior has improved at home with some maturity growth and using John's techniques. With the exception of a few angry episodes at...

9 yo Knife Drama

Posted on 2/13/2016

Hi Dina Thanks for your response regarding our 9 year old with the knife. We will certainly follow what you have said. However as his angry outburst could have seriously injured his mom we feel...

9 yo Suicidal? Homicidal?

Posted on 2/10/2016

Our 9 year old son has gone to far. He got so angry today that he threatened to kill himself by grabbing a kitchen knife. When mum tried to grab it off him he was jabbing at her. After it calmed...

4 1/2 Year Old Throws Tantrums When Told What to Do

Posted on 1/31/2016

My husband and I have a 4 1/2 year old son who can be delightful and exceptionally good when he decides to be. Which is usually when he is with anyone besides my husband and I. I know an element...

3 1/2 year old's extreme tantrums

Posted on 1/17/2016

I have a 3 1/2 year old son who for the most part is a very sweet, loving, and well-behaved child. However, there is one thing that concerns me. Occasionally he breaks into a huge tantrum where he...

3 yo Tantrums

Posted on 12/30/2015

Hi Gurus, Our daughter - she turned 3 in September - has been exhibiting signs of what I've mentally termed Global Brattiness Syndrome. She is, to be fair, a pleasure to be around 75% of the...

4 yo tantrums

Posted on 12/12/2015

My grandson is almost 5 and his parents are going through a divorce, separating 7 months ago. The parents are not handling it well. He is living with his father at my house. According to his...

Sensory or Behavior Issue?

Posted on 12/7/2015

My five-year-old daughter consistently complains about itching clothing: the seams itch, the tag itches, the toes of her socks aren't right. Often, this turns into a tantrum or meltdown of some...

4 Year Old Crybaby

Posted on 12/5/2015

How do we get our four year old to stop crying when she doesn't get her way? She cries if she doesn't want to do something we ask her or tell her to do. If we insist on it she cries more. ...

Need Encouragement...

Posted on 11/30/2015

This is a follow-up to my question of 9/9/15 about my 6.5yo kicked out of the garden. We did as you suggested and reduced her target behaviors to prompt obedience and no back-talk, and reduced her...

18 month old head -banger

Posted on 11/12/2015

I have an 18 month old son that has started head banging out of anger. If he doesn't get his way, he will immediately bash his head- into the table, chair, floor, wall, whatever he is near. Most...

8 year old Tantrums

Posted on 11/2/2015

My daughter is 8 years old. when we tell her she must go to her room for the rest of the night, she throws a HUGE fit, crying, yelling, stomping her feet, refusing to go in, coming out when we...

It's God's Fault

Posted on 10/30/2015

Hi Melinda thank you for your recent advice. The situation with our 9 year old son has gotten worse since last night. Im at my wits end with him . I took him to a church meeting last night. He...

Almost 3 Ticket System?

Posted on 10/19/2015

My son will be 3 years old in mid-December. He is a very smart little guy and able to tell me days later why a certain punishment happened. ( For example: he can tell me a certain toy was taken...

4 Year Old Crybaby

Posted on 10/16/2015

Hi there, how do I handle it when my 4.5 year old wails over the tiniest of cuts or if she falls down though there's no blood or bruise. Usually it's more a scare.Or if she's had an immunisation...

15 mo Terrible Twos?

Posted on 10/8/2015

My 15 month old seems to have launched into the terrible twos. Is it possibleat this young age? Overnight, he seems to have turned into a discontented little boy. He whines and tantrums all day...

10 yo Temper Tantrums

Posted on 10/8/2015

I have a 10 year old son who is home schooled. For the past couple of years, I have been dealing with angry outburst from him on occasion. These are usually over some issue with his schoolwork. ...

Temper Tantrums

Posted on 10/4/2015

My 4 year old son is having anywhere from 2 to 6 major temper tantrums a day. We ignore him, but he just keeps going for up to 30 minutes until he is exhausted. The trigger can be anything from...

3 year old king of tantrums

Posted on 10/1/2015

I am raising my 3 year old (3 yrs &11 months) nephew. I have had him for the past 6 months. In his previous placement he was the only child so I believe he got what he wanted all the time. I...

5 year old Tantrum Return

Posted on 10/1/2015

My daughter will be turning six in December, and while she made progress with tantrums for a while, now they are returning and very explosive in manner, slamming doors and saying ugly words and...

Screaming Two Year Old

Posted on 9/25/2015

My son is just two years old this past July. He is sweet overall but when he wants something or doesn't get his way he screams very loud and persistently. When he does this we usually ignore him...

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