You can't lose the fight you can't give in you are the parent and he is going to confirm to your rule not you to his. When he breaks a rule you tell him the rule he broke then sit him for two minutes in a chair and make him stay. Every time he breaks a rule that's the consequence. Without fail. He has to be able to predict what consequences are there before he chooses a behavior. But he has to know the rules as well each time he breaks one. You do not need to yell or scold he can do the yelling but you ignore it or tell him you will add a minute if he doesn't stop yelling (if it gets out of hand.) It takes a couple days but once he knows each rule and the consequence he will start changing his behavior to avoid the consequence. Tell him when and what he does right and tell him how to do things the next time he wants to cross the rule so he doesn't cross it. Also after 2 minutes is up look at him face level and ask him why he had to sit in the chair. The correct answer will get him off the chair. If he doesn't know you tell him and have him repeat it back . Say that's good now you know the rule for next time. I love you and you can get up. Sometimes, you can if you need to , just look at him if he's going to break the rule and say "what's the rule?" that may get him to stop before he breaks it. There is no need to slap , yell, scream , grab , anything .... just keep your cool and quietly and calmly explain the rule and sit him. Tell him you will see him in a few minutes to go over the rule again and don't get up or you will add more time . Mom wants you to be good when you grow up, so you have to learn these things. It's my job to teach you cuz I'm your mom and I love you.

nan802: 1 year ago via iPhone

Excellent advice! I find that this approach works the best.

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FreudianSlip: 1 year ago via iPhone

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You should not try to monitor him during his temper tantrum without him being made aware that he is being observed. Try to soothe and calm the child him, if he is unresponsive to the attempts made to soothe his frustration, you should ignore him totally. Read more on, http://www.mamashealth.com/child/temper.asp.

RobbiesMom: 1 year ago via iPhone

Thank you. I'm so frustrated and I know the worse I get, he feeds off my reactions.

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tf4e3: 1 year ago

Children push until you set your foot down. By age 4, children are masters at manipulating their parents.

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We my way is to remove child to there. Room so they are not the center of attn and let them have there fix

Personally, I've already passed the terrible twos with my children I think that you have to stay calm and relax if he throws a fit take him to another room and put him on time out till you tell him to get up and when you think he is ready get him up and tell him what he did was not okay. Even at the age of two they know what they are doing wrong and right and they also know how to play us or well at least try. Our children know more than what we think they do, so just be calm and firm and things will change in a process, it won't beeasy at first bt you will get there.

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