Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 , Do you know that she can say these words? If so, don't give in when she has a tantrum. Wait her out and only give her what she wants when she requests it appropriately. If you don't know for sure that she can say the words, try sign or PECS (picture exchange communication symbols) until her langauge has developed enough to be able to vocalize her wants. This is how we handled tantrums with the kids with autism when I taught them. It may sound mean (it's not, they do get what they want when they stop throwing tantrums and request it appropriately), but it works. Giving in, even once, will only lead to more tantrums because you are reinforcing the inappropriate behavior. What worked best for me was to say, " I'm not going to talk to you while you're acting this way. When you can talk to me nicely about what you want, come get me. " Then I'd walk off and ignore the tantrum (or appear to, I would be close enough to monitor the child and know if he/she needed to be restrained to prevent him/her from harming him/her-self or someone else). Beth The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.-- G. Woodson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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