Anger Management for Your Toddler

I am a first time, stay-at-home mom of a 16 month old very active boy, who I sometimes think is bipolar. He has these unbelievable mood swings. He'll be happy as a clam one moment, and then in the next minute when he doesn't get what he wants, he has a complete meltdown. Does this sound familiar or am I all alone? When he has these "meltdowns", we have a nickname for him, we call him "EJ" (The first letter in both dad's and mom's first names). That is the name my husband wanted to name our son, but let's just say that did not happen. However, when he acts like he's possessed, that is what we call his alter ego. Anyway, enough said about my son for now, you'll hear more about him down below. I know that we all have our stories about the crazy things our children do. Children are a gift even when they act like they were given to us by an enemy.

In this article, I will attempt to give you some first hand tips on how to keep your child from completely "losing it". Not everything works all of the time, but everything is worth a try when you are desperate. Now, I am not an expert by any means. I only have one child though I do live with my sister-in-law and her family which includes two other young children. I have seen them all have their moments. Each child is different. Please take these tips and apply them with your parenting style. They say "it takes a village to raise a child" and whoever said that, I believe it.

Now, let's begin with my top 9 tips for keeping your toddler from throwing fits or at least shortening the length of them. These are not in any particular order; please pick and choose as you see fit: