For any parent, toddler tantrums are frustrating. Instead of looking at them as catastrophes, treat your toddler tantrums as educational opportunities.
Toddler tantrums may vary from whining, crying, screaming, kicking, punching, and sometimes even holding their breath. Tantrums often happen at the age of 1 to 3 for both girls and boys.
Your toddler's tantrums are developmentally normal, so dont get the wrong idea out of it. In the majority, tantrums happen within 15 minutes, and your toddler will move with their life after.
Toddler Tantrums enable our kids to convey their feelings such as disappointment and annoyance to a certain thing, situation, or emotions, especially when things dont go along their way or they dont get what they like.
At the second stage of their life, toddlers want freedom and power, more than they can manage, over their world. It may lead to power struggles when a child feels "I can do it myself" or "I want it, give it to me." They might have a tantrum when children find they can't do everything and can't get what they want.
Warning signs that toddler tantrums are too much
When do parents think that toddler tantrums are still normal? Parents somehow refer to their pediatricians if tantrums are natural. As parents, we must know that tantrums are part of toddlers' territory, but when should you know that your toddlers' tantrums are already a genuine concern?
For two reasons, it is vital to know when the tantrum is already critical. First, it is better to know and seek medical assistance in the earlier stage. Second, it is best to avoid problems so parents can focus on giving toddlers the best life they deserve.
It is not often normal for doctors to search for any health conditions that may lead to tantrums. Sometimes the following may cause tantrums on your toddlers like hearing or vision disorders, a chronic disease, language delays, and even learning disorders.
You may also want to see your pediatrician if the following problems occur while your toddler tantrums happen;
- Your toddler's action is questionable for you
- Your toddler's tantrums now last longer and frequently happen with even more intense
- Your toddler hurt themself or the people around them
- When your toddler no longer cooperates with you, argues a lot with you, and often disagrees
It is also natural not to worry when their toddler can learn things like the alphabet and numbers in time. However, in the toddler stage, learning numbers and alphabets are not significant in developing social skills.
As parents need to look up possible signs that your toddler is having a problem with their social skills;
- Your child can start following or seeing the things you are pointing out at them at 12 months precisely.
- By 15 months, your child points out what he wants, and when your child reaches 18 months, he starts to point out what he wants because it interests him.
- At two years, you toddlers begin to imitate or mimic the gestures of the people surrounding him
- At three years, your toddler begins to play pretend games.
But as parents do not forget to know, tantrums are typical and won't cause an alarm, and they often stop generally as the time comes. Your toddler will develop self-control as they grow. They will slowly learn how to manage their anger and frustrations. The lesser tantrums they have, the more relaxed parents can get. It would mean less stress and more control from the parents and your toddler.
