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I’ a mummy of 2 beautiful kiddies. Girl, aged 5. Boy, aged 2.
After these years of parenting, I still can not tell when a terrible tantrum is about to happen, and they always happen at the most inappropriate times, and always with an audience. Like this morning, at my daughters School…
My darling 2 year old son decided he would take his bag to School today, that was the compromise for him walking out the door nicely, and not tantrumming. Had I of known this would be the start of a tantrum, the bag would not of left with us 😒
My son
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attends Nursery 3 mornings a week. We (I) felt he needed to be around other kids, as apart from family, and a few friends with younger children, he had no child interaction when his sister was at School. It has proven really good for him, and has come on in leaps and bounds since starting.
Anyway, this is why the tantrum started..
”I want to go School” he says to me with a pouty pathetic, feeling sorry for himself face. I explain to him that he can go School tomorrow, today is his day with mummy. This obviously isn’t good enough, as the minute I
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put him down to sort out my daughters bag and coat, an almighty tantrum comes along.
He chucks himself on the floor, legs kicking, he’s screaming and crying. Parents and children are walking past and laughing it off (as you do) I’m stood watching him trying to be the calm, got it together parent everyone tries to be in these situations (this can only last for so long) because it is not appropriate for me to chuck myself on the floor and scream, even though at this moment I feel like it, I refrain myself from doing so.
I stoop down to pick him up.
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He arches his back and he’s back on the floor.
The headteacher walks by and sees him on the floor, she attempts to talk to him, and calm him down. Does this work? Of course not. He is in full tantrum mode. He won’t listen to anyone.
Watching the head teacher get up from off her knees, I thank her for trying to help. Feeling embarrassed, and wanting to strangle my child because he decided the School would be the right place to have this tantrum, it couldn’t possibly of waited till we got home.
Finally get him to calm down, after 10minutes, and
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just in time to give my daughter a hug and kiss before class starts. She has her moments, but this morning she was my good child. Ive had parents laugh while walking past us, gently rub my arm, parents who share their experiences with the awful toddler tantrums, and I just think, atleast it isn’t just me who has a child like this.
That in itself is slightly comforting while I’m still attempting at getting this parenting a toddler thing right.
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Sian Syvret - 10 Feb 16
I’ a mummy of 2 beautiful kiddies. Girl, aged 5. Boy, aged 2.
After these years of parenting, I still can not tell when a terrible tantrum is about to happen, and they always happen at the most inappropriate times, and always with an audience. Like this morning, at my daughters School…
My darling 2 year old son decided he would take his bag to School today, that was the compromise for him walking out the door nicely, and not tantrumming. Had I of known this would be the start of a tantrum, the bag would not of left with us 😒
My son attends Nursery 3 mornings a week. We (I) felt he needed to be around other kids, as apart from family, and a few friends with younger children, he had no child interaction when his sister was at School. It has proven really good for him, and has come on in leaps and bounds since starting.
Anyway, this is why the tantrum started..
“I want to go School” he says to me with a pouty pathetic, feeling sorry for himself face. I explain to him that he can go School tomorrow, today is his day with mummy. This obviously isn’t good enough, as the minute I put him down to sort out my daughters bag and coat, an almighty tantrum comes along.
He chucks himself on the floor, legs kicking, he’s screaming and crying. Parents and children are walking past and laughing it off (as you do) I’m stood watching him trying to be the calm, got it together parent everyone tries to be in these situations (this can only last for so long) because it is not appropriate for me to chuck myself on the floor and scream, even though at this moment I feel like it, I refrain myself from doing so.
I stoop down to pick him up. He arches his back and he’s back on the floor.
The headteacher walks by and sees him on the floor, she attempts to talk to him, and calm him down. Does this work? Of course not. He is in full tantrum mode. He won’t listen to anyone.
Watching the head teacher get up from off her knees, I thank her for trying to help. Feeling embarrassed, and wanting to strangle my child because he decided the School would be the right place to have this tantrum, it couldn’t possibly of waited till we got home.
Finally get him to calm down, after 10minutes, and just in time to give my daughter a hug and kiss before class starts. She has her moments, but this morning she was my good child. Ive had parents laugh while walking past us, gently rub my arm, parents who share their experiences with the awful toddler tantrums, and I just think, atleast it isn’t just me who has a child like this.
That in itself is slightly comforting while I’m still attempting at getting this parenting a toddler thing right.
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Typical stay at home mum of 2 kiddies.
Enjoy lazy days in pjs with kids and partner.
Very bubbly, and can be loud!
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