Quote From: gailhartzellI was a very cranky child. I would up that to being a brat. I threw fits that lasted up to 4 hours.My poor mother. I guess I drove her insane. I mean literally insane. She ended up being in a mental institution several times. I have no idea why I threw fits.I can speculate but I am not sure. I am not sure anyone knows for sure. I remember throwing fits until I was about 14 years old. Yes, I mean where I got down on the floor , kicked . screamed and yelled at everyone. After that I stopped. I have no idea why I stopped but I did. I am now 54 years old. I have suffered for years with sever depression. I wonder if that was why I threww fits. Now I take sevreal different kinds of anti depressants to help myself to feel better. It is funny because I didn't believe the medicines were working until I quit taking them. So parents do not blame yourself. Your child may be over stimulated, hungry. lonely, sick etc,
I am a great grandmother with twin grown daughters, three granddaughters and three great-granddaughters. I have passed this advice on to my family or friends who had a problem with cranky kids who threw fits, etc.
I walked out of the room, if they followed me and continued the "fit" I turned around and walked out. again . The wallking out worked bacause they did not have an audience. Never did I have to walk out more than twice. It works!
