i just ignored tantrums. i would say "mama can't understand you when you are acting like that, so let me know when you are finished" and i would walk away. if we were out somewhere, i would just continue on with whatever i was doing. any sort of reaction, whether it's trying to comfort or trying to punish is going to reinforce the behavior. his tantrums never lasted more than a minute and they didn't happen often.
if the teeth are really bad, use some tylenol or motrin. that's what they are there for. they are safe and they will make him feel better.
We do use Tylenol and ibuprofen but a lot of the time they just don't seem to help much with the teething and never really have - I wish he liked teethers because I imagine they'd help him too but the only thing he wants to chew on is my finger (and I'm not okay with that ;) )
Tantrums are hard too - I do walk away 99% of the time but Ciaran is as strong-willed as they get and sometimes, like in the middle of a crowded shopping centre, walking away isn't a good option! We stuff him in his stroller then, of course, but it doesn't make the tantrum go away.
Thankfully they're only brief...it's the frequency that drives me crazy!
The teething is rough, molars especially. Molars are like 4 teeth since there are 4 little points to break through - ouch! Argen's loving the oragel/ambesol numbing meds these days, and we are, too!
He won't hold hands either, must be the age?
I am TOTALLY going to teach Argen to be an octopus - Magnus would get a kick out of that ;)
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if the teeth are really bad, use some tylenol or motrin. that's what they are there for. they are safe and they will make him feel better.
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Tantrums are hard too - I do walk away 99% of the time but Ciaran is as strong-willed as they get and sometimes, like in the middle of a crowded shopping centre, walking away isn't a good option! We stuff him in his stroller then, of course, but it doesn't make the tantrum go away.
Thankfully they're only brief...it's the frequency that drives me crazy!
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He won't hold hands either, must be the age?
I am TOTALLY going to teach Argen to be an octopus - Magnus would get a kick out of that ;)
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