Tantrums come in all forms and sizes. You might witness stiffening limbs, screaming, kicking, falling down, flailing about, or just running away. In some cases, children even hold their breath, vomit, break things, or hurt themselves and other people.
However, they're a normal part of development, so parents just have to arm themselves with patience, and humor, of course! So in order to help everyone endure this journey, we put together a collection of tweets that highlight the funny side of temper tantrums.
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Tantrums usually happen when kids are tired, hungry, or uncomfortable.
The little ones can have a meltdown because they can't have something they want (like a toy or candy) or can't get someone to do what they want (like getting a parent to pay attention to them immediately or getting a sibling to give up the tablet).
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They're equally common in boys and girls and generally peak during the second year of life, when language skills are actively developing.
Because toddlers can't always express what they want or need, and because words describing feelings are more complicated, a frustrating experience results in a tantrum.
But as language skills improve, they tend to decrease.
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Toddlers want independence and control over their environment — even more than they can handle.
This can lead to power struggles as a child thinks "I can do it myself" or "I want it, give it to me," so when kids discover that they can't do and have everything they want, they get upset.
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Parents should keep their cool when responding to a tantrum so that they don't complicate the problem even more with their own frustration or anger. Luckily, this list proves that it's possible!
Of course, tantrums should be handled differently depending on the child and the situation. For example, sometimes, you may need to provide comfort and other times, it might be best to ignore an outburst or distract the child with a new activity.
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A survey of 1,000 moms and 1,000 dads of kids ages 0-4 found that, on average, their child throws a little over four tantrums per week.
However, results also showed that dads might have a slight edge over moms in controlling these situations (45% vs 42%).
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And when they feel like they need to hear another voice of reason, parents turn to their own old folks (52%), friends who have kids (43%), and health care professionals (36%).
Hopefully, with a sense of humor, too!
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