My son hot temper???

@dong1970 (1572)
Philippines
August 31, 2008 7:39am CST
My Son easily get angry if somebody is joking with him,his mood easily changes and sometime he just keep on crying and he throw things whatever he sees.Is there any ideas to share how to handle this kind of behavior.
5 responses
@jonesy123 (3948)
• United States
31 Aug 08
Not knowing how old your son is, it's really difficult to answer that question. At any age, it's time to sit him down and to explain the difference between joking and being hurtful. Obviously he takes it the wrong way. A parent shouldn't joke around with a child in that manner anyway, but the reaction he shows at home will be the same outside when he is with his peers. Then it's time to curb the behavior. Throwing things cannot be tolerated, period. Since you mentioned the crying part, I assume it's still a young child. Time outs should calm him down and make him think about his attitude. Make sure you sit him down again afterwards and explain why his behavior is wrong. Throwing things is not right in the first place, throwing a temper tantrum isn't right either. This is what happened, this is what your reaction should have been, even if somebody says mean things and means it, throwing a temper tantrum is not the answer. For an older child, it should be a grounding for throwing things and a taking away of privileges. If an older child is doing this, when the throwing stops, a punishment for simply slamming doors or stuff like crying, sitting down in a huff, being angry, well a punishment doesn't achieve anything anymore at that stage. You will have to just repeat the 'talk' thing. It's hard to reach teenagers anyway. Good luck!
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• United States
31 Aug 08
Well i've a daughter who does the same thing, she gets her butt whipped for throwing things especially when she up and hits someone with the toy or shoe or whatever she happens to pick up at the time. Just be firm with him and let him know your the boss and what you say goes, if me and my husband didn't our girls would be walking all over us and throwing tantrums 24/7 and wouldn't do as we say. And before anyone says anything about whipping, there's a BIG difference between whipping and beating, i know there's people out there who are against diciplining their kids.
• United States
1 Sep 08
I think whipping and beating are the same. You are still inflicting physical force on one's body. Try taking their favorite things away, put them in timeout. Strip their room of their toys etc. if you have to. I read that you are only 22 years old and you sound a little harsh with your children. I believe that children must learn diciplined, but not through physical pain.
@lucy67 (819)
• China
31 Aug 08
i guess your son is only a little kid so do not worry, kids always behave like that. do not satisfy his demand if he makes it by crying or throwing things. after he calms down, you can tell him what he was doing is wrong. if he is in bad mood, he should try to control himself. if he behaves better, praise him for that.
@djoyce71 (2511)
• Philippines
31 Aug 08
Kids are naturally immature. Don't worry, time will come and he gets to mature and his attitude will change. For the meantime, just don't forget to talk to him, warn and discipline him. Keep your cool, too. Good evening dong!
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
31 Aug 08
You did not mention how old you son is. It is kind of hard to give advice for age appropriate, without knowing the age. I've had problems with my daughter most of her life, with anger. This stems from her fathers anger issues. Is there anyone in your family that your son sees react similar to the way he is. Yelling, or throwing fits. or fighting. Maybe a sister or brother. They learn from what they see. My daughter is in therapy. We have learned so much. Though we still have a long was to go, I think it may be getting some better. Hope I was of some help.