Tell me about your 3 YO epic tantrums

Please tell me I am not alone and that my children are "normal." They have gone from tantrums that were over in a few minutes to having ones that are 30 mins in length and they become aggressive and start throwing stuff in their room. Holy cr@p! I was not prepared for this. :help:

 

Well, we are not to the 3's yet...BUT, my nephew is and I can tell you that you are not the only one. He can still throw down like the best of them. :aggressive:

 

Uh oh, definitely shouldn't have clicked on this thread! :laughing:

:escape:

 

Yes, our tantrums increased in intensity when mine turned three. They started swinging at us, biting their own hands and fingers because they were so mad, and throwing things. However, as the year went by and we started timeouts, and started reminding them that there was a good way to be angry, it did calm down a bit. Good luck..three's are tough and I am so glad we made it through!!

 

Um yeah...3 yr. old tantrums are the worst! I do have to say that my DS is 4 and has a hard time controlling his frustration and anger still. My DD can get mad, but she gets over it much quicker and is not volatile (she'll give the dirty looks, pout or cry, but rarely yells and never strikes out). 3 is such a hard age!!! 4 gets better, but still not super easy.

 

Hey! No fair. You're supposed to wait until 3 for that to happen?

I'm getting sc&ewed (again.)

My boys can throw tantrums that last 40 minutes AND they absolutely destroy the house like a wrecking ball gone bad when they're mad. They move furniture and kick over the trash can etc etc. And they're sooo mad that they scream what it is they're doing while it's happening.

"CLOSE THE DOOR!" while they slam it.

"KICK TRASH CAN!" while it's flying across the room.

"KA KA puppy!" as they throw it across the room. etc etc etc

ALL.DAY.LONG.

At least you waited til 3. We've been going STRONG since they were 18 months!

 

:hug: Doodle! Maybe you should dig up some of my old threads where I was convinced that Lauren was a demon child and was destined to be an axe murderer. :laughing:

Seriously, some of her tantrums could last close to an hour. I tried to ignore her, but it was hard, especially when she took all the sheets off her bed, or when she took her shoes off in the car and threw them at me when I was driving down the road. Or maybe when she turned the fish tank over in their room and almost killed "Fred". Three is soooo much harder than two, I think. But we are on the back side of three and I have seen such a difference in her attitude in the last month or so. I read "Raising the Spirited Child" and have changed a couple of the discipline strategies with her and now I am certain she will not resort to axes. :hug: Again!!

 

OMG!!! :woah: I'm not laughing AT you, I'm laughing WITH you I promise :laughing: Poor Fred.

 

Yeah, yeah. It's ok. I am the parent of one of those kids.

 

I've been meaning to get that book "Raising a spirited child," since I think I'm the parent of TWO of 'those' kids

Rach, we are still 2, but I'm SURE we are going to be right there with you come March. :hug:

 

Thanks for the book suggestion Brandy. I think I will check it out.

And thanks to all of you for letting me know that I am not alone. :friends:

 

NOPE . . . you are definitely not alone. My DD also throws shoes, cups, etc at us if she has a trantrum while we're in the car. I am trying to duck and drive at the same time. DD also takes her tantrums out on her room when she's put in there. She has broken her piggy bank by throwing it and has ripped stuff off the wall. She can clean the top of a table, dresser, etc. with one swipe of her arm. I just let it continue for awhile. She won't stop screaming no matter how long I leave her in the room so I give her a chance to scream for 10-15 minutes and then I go in to try to help calm her down. Sometimes she's ready and other times I have to leave the room to let the tantrum continue.

 

You are not alone!! I picked up Cameron and Corey from daycare one day last week and their teacher told me about lovely their tantrums have become! They seem so perfect when they are with me