ADHD temper tantrums are the worst.

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Jun 9, 2021
12:36:34pm

shoganai Intervention Needed

ADHD temper tantrums are the worst.

They've mostly gotten better with time... But, yikes. I've done my fair share of bear-hugging.

The amazing part to me has always been how quickly they come down once their brain finally "resets," and become the normal, sweet, calm child they really are.

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shoganai

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Last login: May 10, 2024
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We took the iPad away from my 4 year old permanently 3 days ago. His behavior

Chefcurry

6/9/21 12:16pm

I’d start by giving him the iPad back

6/9/21 12:17pm

Keep up the good work. It’ll pay off.

StalwartBraveTrue

6/9/21 12:17pm

This is true. I took all iPad/iPods from my youngest three and after a couple

Benfica1

6/9/21 1:12pm

My oldest was volatile at that age.

shoganai

6/9/21 12:18pm

I hear ya. We had to hold our oldest in a bear hug for timeout. We couldn't just

Loon to the Moon

6/9/21 12:32pm

ADHD temper tantrums are the worst.

shoganai

6/9/21 12:36pm

My sister once put her kid outside on the porch to calm him down. He has ocd

ByuImaginesDragons

6/11/21 2:13am

And yes, three is the worst age (no 'terrible twos', just 'terrible 3s").

Benfica1

6/9/21 1:13pm

The person who invented “terrible twos” hadn’t yet seen three.

Soupie

6/9/21 1:15pm

We call them “threenagers” (three year old teenager basically)

ByuImaginesDragons

6/11/21 2:16am

It will go away. The problem you created will take some time to go away but

Baron

6/9/21 12:19pm

Whatever you do, don't spank!

IceBlue

6/9/21 12:20pm

Not sure if this is TIC or not. Spanking could help.

CrimWalCoug

6/9/21 12:23pm

It was tic.

charles

6/9/21 12:29pm

Pitchers! It hurts! They hate it. They avoid it. They mind.

charles

6/9/21 12:27pm

Much less violent than a spank.

charles

6/9/21 12:30pm

With an autistic, ADHD, or OCD child generally this doesn’t work

ByuImaginesDragons

6/11/21 2:18am

See if you can trade him in for a new model

DKN

6/9/21 12:20pm

Stay strong.

CrimWalCoug

6/9/21 12:21pm

How much time was he spending on the iPad?

Nuke

6/9/21 12:23pm

Couple hours a day I would say.

Chefcurry

6/9/21 12:29pm

Did you already commit to 100% no iPad? I feel like you could offer some

Jay Rick

6/9/21 12:23pm

I wonder if some of the issue is shortened attention span.

ReyOso

6/9/21 12:23pm

Yea I can tell it's not good for his brain. He won't sit and watch a regular

Chefcurry

6/9/21 12:31pm

Don't give up. It'll calm down and it will be worth it

shakavaka

6/9/21 12:26pm

Don't give it back to him. We had similar issues and behavior as well as

Dangerous

6/9/21 12:31pm

Any chance he’s on the spectrum?

scootsy

6/9/21 12:32pm

No, he’s definitely not autistic at all. He’s an angel for everyone except us &

Chefcurry

6/9/21 12:38pm

Sounds like a niece I have. She is super sweet outside the home but with her

ByuImaginesDragons

6/11/21 2:20am

Did your wife stay home with the 7 year old, but 4 year old went to daycare?

David Lo Pan

6/9/21 12:37pm

No she’s been stay at home with both.

Chefcurry

6/9/21 12:38pm

RE: We took the iPad away from my 4 year old permanently 3 days ago. His

CBaass

6/9/21 12:51pm

spare the rod, spoil the child

hitechcpa

6/9/21 12:58pm

Consider it an investment with big dividends if you stick w/ it. I wouldn’t reintroduce it even

Soupie

6/9/21 12:58pm

*wouldn't

supertux

6/9/21 1:04pm

Yes. Edited. Thanks.

Soupie

6/9/21 1:06pm

Read Glow Kids. Then you'll never give him an iPad again.

monteburns

6/9/21 1:10pm

YouTube Kids will let you block specific channels. We have tried to block the

jamfam

6/9/21 1:26pm

Yep, Youtube is even worse. These stupid shows like Ryan's Toys and Father and

Chefcurry

6/9/21 1:51pm

Hold the line. No iPads for kids is the best. He’ll adapt.

valleus

6/9/21 1:42pm

With kids “Rule or be Ruled”. Also, iPads, etc are a privilege not a right. Less

BR549

6/9/21 3:37pm

This will be for best!

YouthCrue

6/9/21 3:43pm

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