This depends on where they are and how often it happens. If they are in a public place you should remove them and then give them free reign (like in the car) to bug out until they are done, ignoring them the whole time. If they are at home, just ignore them. Most likely they are looking for attention and punishment and yelling at them to stop is attention.

I've caught it and thrown it back a couple times. Then they stop and look at how ridiculous I look and then tell them that's how silly they seemed. My wife hates it when I do that.

Mine's two. I usually just let her fit away until she runs out of gas or gets bored. Usually takes no more then 5 minutes, and you get a good show in the meantime.

Ignore the child. Children usually throw fits so that they receive attention. If you ignore the child, he or she will stop throwing the fit because no one is paying attention to him or her.

If it's safe to do so, walk away

it happened to me many times, In fact I now watch the nanny show and agree with her that the child is trying to get attention, so best to ignore them, or if that woudl be dangerous switch their attention to another subject matter.

i don't have kids of my own but i take care of 2 boys ages 3 and 5. It's usually the 3 year old who has the tantrums and i ignore him, unless he gets really loud in which case I tell him he's allowed to be upset but he's being unfair to us while we're playing so he needs to go to his room until he's finnished. Usually after a few minutes of screaming in his room he's ready to come out and play again.

Give myself a high five for keeping it in my pants those nights I didn't have a condom

try to calm them down and hug and kiss them..till they calm down..after they calm down then give them a little talking to..

i usually say, when you're finished, we can talk about it. then i ignore them till they stop

When mt nephew starts I join in and mock him. He usually stops pretty quick.

In my child care experience, you walk away. You don't engage the kid in any way because it brings the problem out more. The kid does not want you to do this and comes around. Then you act very sincerely, and soothe the kid into calming down. This shouldn't go on past 4 yrs.

I found walking away the best thing you can do. Smacking and shouting dont work. I remember once my daughter had a bad temper tantrum in a supermarket was not the first, but this time I thought i will just step away from her prentended to carry on shopping, she soon got bored and got over it. Even at home i did the same. Now they are older when they start being clever the silent treatment works very well now.

Thank God it isn't mine :-P

Get right in front of him/her at their level, hold arms firmly and tell them to use words.

Throw a glassful of cold water over them.

If it's safe to do so, walk away

grab their little hand and sit them down!

ignore them. then when they stop. talk to them and tell them what they did was wrong and why. and what ud prefer them to do. if they then continue to throw a fit it should result in a consequence

When they were screaming I would scream louder they would get so mad they stopped. So they figure out the screaming stuff did't work so they never did it again.:)

look right at him and say what are you 2

Ignore.Works with dogs too:)

Cardinal rule of psychology: "Undesired behavior ignored will soon extinguish."

I have it happen maybe twice when my grandchild was just 8 and all i done was lay on the bed with him and made him look at me in the face and asked him what the problem really was and why he thought it was that bad that he had to act the way he was. and he started crying and talked to me and maybe it was attention he was after and yes i gave it to him because I felt with all grown ups around he felt alone,he calm right down and he & I went out for a walk with the dog,he was good as gold after that. Was no big deal because when kids are around grown-ups alot they tend to get brushed aside or sent to play by themselfs,not to mean harm to them but they need attention more than the next door neighbour does.JMO

Ohhh the tantrums.. I normally leave it and let them get over it on there own and then once its over i go give them a hug and kiss.

Let Them Cool Down, Leave Them Alone For A While. :) It Works,Trust Meh I Have A Younger Sister. That's What My Parents Do All The Time.

Ignore the child they usually change their behavior.

I make sure they can't do damage to themselves, anyone else, or property and I let it run its course, careful not to try to have a reasonable conversation during that time. I force myself to remain calm and neither reward nor acknowledge the behavior. After they are done. I ask, "Are you done?" and "Would you like to talk about it now?" They tire out eventually.

If it's someone else's kid I just feel happy that it's not mine. My own kids are 7 and 10, and they don't have too many fits. The 10 year old has mild autism, though, and it's not too uncommon for him to suddenly get stressed out over something, and he'll have a bit of a fit. With him, I know it's almost never a case of wanting attention. It generally means he needs a snack, someone has interfered with some special project he was working on (ie his brother took a piece from his Lego creation), or he's just having a moment of weird brain chemistry. I try to stay as calm and understanding as possible, give him a snack if necessary, and help him to calm down and be okay. Ignoring is usually not the answer, I now know, because he almost always needs assistance in calming himself. It always bugged me when people said "ignore him" because I KNEW he needed something. In hindsight, I guess I was right, but I think for a typical child "ignore" is probably the best answer. If my 7 year-old (not autistic) threw a fit, I'd say, "You need to go stay in your room for a while, because I'm not going to listen to that", and then ignore the sounds coming from the room.

when my 4 year old child throws a fit i just put her in her room and let her cry until she stops crying cause a child only throws a fit if you are paying attention to him or her but if you ingore them they will stop throwing a fit or they will cry to hard they will put themselves to sleep

just walk away check on the often tho so that they dont hurt them selfs but ifthey start to just walk away

Wait them out. They will get tired and stop.

just cope them. its funny and the kid will think your weird and stop.

My son is only nine months old right now and he has a bad temper. When I tell him no he throws his butt in the hair and his head on the floor and wails. I ignore it...he will get over it. When he gets older and does that shit in public I will pop his little behind. My dad did with me and I'm going to do it with my son so will my husband. Corporal punishment and ignoring them works every time!

Throw it back.

Time out

When my child throws a fit, I would ignore him. Hes not gonna get attention or what he wants in life by doing that so I believe it is important to show this to him at an early age. When he calms down i will ask him if he is ready to act grown up, and he will get my attention. I love my little boy!

my mom would just take privalages away or haul off and slap me across the face.I guess now it's illegal but it wasn't in the 80's in my generation.She used the car thing too but now that's illegal becuase of child abondentment.I've never had kids but I would just get the energy worked out of them at a park to go play because 9 times out of 10 they are bored half out of there mind and you are not a good source of entertainment nor will you be until the day they die.