How I control the 3 T's- Temper, Tears and Tantrums of my Little One

It is very exciting to have a three year old at home. At the same time, it can get tiring as well! It is the phase where learn and explore new things, and so it's quite natural for them to get anxious to know everything that comes their way, and they get very fascinated about it. For them, each and everything should be explained in the way they like it and should be done the way they want it. When it's not done, they get into 3 T's which is temper, tears and tantrum, and it is a difficult yet not an impossible task to handle such as situation. The main key is:

1) Patience: through which you could control your little one without incapacitating their feelings. My son is three years old and goes to preschool. He's a very smart fellow and learns things quickly. Like all, or most of the 3 year olds, he also has a temper that's very difficult to handle. He gets overwhelmed if I try to oppose. So, when he shows his temper, I try to calm him down in a rather flippant way. I say sorry if he thinks the mistake has been committed from my end and explain to him that showing temper is a bad habit and that he should learn to control his anger. I try to do the things which he likes. That way he forgets his anger and gets along with me well.

2) When it comes to tantrum, I sure have got hard on him many times, but I usually try not to give in. Ignoring is the best solution to such behaviour in kids and it works!

3) Getting him involved in the activities he would love to do is another solution. I also try to divert his mind to some new or interesting things at home. I play like a child and do all sorts of silly things just to get his attention and make him happy.

4) You can't see your little one in tears, because you love him/her so much so you give in to any demand just to get them to stop crying. Well, my little gets into tears very easily as he's been very pampered by mom, dad and grandparents. When he's in tears, I hug him and try to console him and I say that I love him (because he loves to hear it from me.) I take him to play to the park nearby and play with him. I also promise to reward him with toys and candies if he would stop crying.

Finally, I would like to say, it might be possible for parents to achieve control over their child's 3 T's by tuning into their little one's frequency in an amiable and congenial manner. Cheers to all the parents!