Did you know that if 3-year-olds shed tears while having tantrums, it is a good sign? Why? Because tears provide an outlet for the tantrum. This allows for healing. When 3-year-olds throw tantrums without shedding tears, you need to worry more. Why? Because your feelings will be repressed and this may have more serious consequences in the future.

What should you consider to help you handle 3-year-old tantrums? The following are 3 key considerations:

1. What should your state of mind be when the tantrum occurs? How should you respond? What actions should you take? Should you allow tantrums to run their course? Do you stay close or watch your child from a safe distance?

2. Should you physically restrain your child? What should you not allow your child to do to himself or others? How can you be sure you can handle a 3-year-old tantrum? What should you be prepared for when dealing with the tantrum?

3. Should you hug your child tightly when he needs to be held? Should you apply force? What should your mindset be when restraining your child? What should guide you when you have to hold your child? While holding your child, what else should you do?

Also, you need to know if it is okay to allow your 3-year-old to throw anything or occasionally break things during a tantrum. How can you stay focused and help your 3-year-old express his frustration and drain his tantrum?

The points listed above will certainly come in handy when it comes to 3-year-old tantrums. However, the most important thing is to be able to prevent tantrums or at least minimize them. To do this, you need to understand its underlying reasons and causes. Is the cause due to stress or unhappiness? What do children want when they have tantrums?

Above all, before you can control tantrums, you must be able to do it yourself. Keep calm. Keep telling yourself that you can handle the situation. Learn to see the situation as a challenge that you can overcome. Tell yourself that you need to resolve the situation in a positive way primarily for the benefit of your child.