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I acually asked my doctor about the tantrum thing and she EVERY child will do it because the emotional portion of the brain grows smaller then the rest so when the child gets upset the emotional part of the brain usually over flows really quick resulting in a unbrakable tantrum. Hes said talking and screaming won't help because the child can't hear you nor process what your saying at this point. He said there is basicly 3 things you can do.

1. Count or resite ABCs softly to the child till they calm down and can hear you again.

2. give one strong swat to the rear to bring him/her back to the surface

3. Leave them be until they clam themselves down.

When I babysit toddlers I usally ignore tantrums, once I was babysitting a 3 yr old who flipped and was screaming on the kitchen floor so I left her there until I heard quite and when I came back she was laying there sleeping lol

As far a bed time, my daughter is only 5 months and I'm crazy strick about her being in bed by 9pm so when shes older I'm sure I'll be even stricker about it.

With biting I NEVER allow that. I swat their hand and put them in time out. Biting is a horrible thing to allow a child to do cause you never know who their gonna sink their teeth into next, could be granny over for a visit or somthing

Bitting is a normal part of a toddlers life. There are a few reasons toddlers bite. Some toddlers bite, doing what I call a"love" bite.they think what they are doing is kissing or loving but they unfortunately use their teeth. The other bitting is usually out of frustration. A child steals their toy or is in their space and they don't have a good way to communicate so they bite. toddlers also bite to get someones attention. Mommy or Daddy aren't looking at me when I asked in my way so I will bite their leg to get them to look at me. Before you lose it with your little one for doing this look at why they are bitting. Giving them the words or actions they can take to get what they are after.

Tantrums- I agree with robot mostoften the child wants attentionandifyou just ignore itit is over quickly. I have a "crying" place. It is a small rug by the door. the kids can go over there and be as emtional as they need to. When they are ready either I invite them to join back into the group or they ask. interesting that the Dr. Says it is a brain thing. that doesn't suprise me. I try to allow the kids what ever emotions they have. when they are calmer we talk about what they felt. Even if they don't have the words I help them find them. It is alot easier to get over an emtional outburstif you can describe it and move on

IE "angry" and I ask what made you angry. sometimes they will point to show me or they have words. I always try to show sympathy even if I don't agree with they childs point of veiw I can usually see where they are coming from.

I have to say I disagree with ALOT of what you just said but I won't bring it up here lol If ya wanna know PM me XD

My son only bites if his father playfully nibbles on him. I tell him not to do it because it's confusing our son and making him think it's okay. But i go unheeded. xd

My hubby and my son play a lot rougher than I do.

Alex will jump on Matt's belly like it's a pile of pillows. But Alex knows that we don't play that way so he never does it to me.

Does your son try to bite you or does he only bite his father?

That's too bad.

It wouldn't be so bad if he was only biting his father but if he's biting you too you have every reason to be listened to. I'd read my hubby the riot act if he did something like that.