Why do you guys do to correct melt downs in public she screams if I don’t give her what she wants

I look at my son & tell him to stop, he sometimes stops & if he don’t i spank his butt & explain to him why I did it .

I don’t have a 2 year old but when my daughter cries hella loud in public I just tell her stop or give her her paci and catch her attention with something else

Depends... (Assuming everyone's napped and there's no real reason for them to be upset) Sometimes I have something with me or gave him something, and I threaten to take it away or not let them have it, if they "don't stop fussing". Usually we do some kind of consequence like a time out, right there and then. Sometimes I totally ignore it. Like completely ignore it. I no longer (or at least haven't for a long time) have "tantrums" from my oldest.

As @p., said.... Distraction is always a great idea.

I tell my son that I don’t like what he’s doing and we should be done soon and that life isn’t that bad. Our kids are young. They can’t rationalize their feelings. Most adults throw tantrums at the sight of a child’s tantrum and we’re old enough to know better. Usually I just take a deep breath and try to act like I’m not bothered by it.

@ymoreno16, yeah my husband wanted to do that

@britt., I’ll try that next time I think I’ll have him take her to the car and sit with the ac on of course but cause it’s like every time she starts to scream

@p., I’ll try that maybe my phone or something

@mswedes, yeah I felt bad cause she started screaming dead smack in the check out line cause her dad said no to the ball we have like 6 balls from every store we go too. So it’s to many now. But she starts crying loud and screaming. So I was like it’s 5 dollars one more wouldn’t hurt kinda thing but he’s right I’m going to turn her into a brat now

I ignore it and my son stops because he sees that I'm not paying attention to his bad behavior .

@km416, in that circumstance I would just give a firm "im sorry honey but you cannot have anything this time" and leave it at that. I'd ignore the screaming completely, after that. They're allowed to be disappointed or upset, and they don't know how to handle themselves like an adult does. BUT if things get out of control, then I would apply some kind of consequence. (Like if they would start kicking, throwing things, ect.) once she realizes that "No" means "no" and it doesn't change... She'll stop throwing fits like that.

And at that age, a short but direct response is the best way to go. Give directions as simple as possible. That way she can better understand. Too much information or sweet talk could get confusing when they're so young. Good luck mama! You're trying to raise her right! 👍🏻

And I definitely wouldn't take her to the car.... I'd want her to see that we go on with our plans, regardless of how she acts up. (Again, assuming it's not nap time or something.) and she may begin to act out if she doesn't want to be somewhere, or be doing something, so that you WILL take her to the car. I've done a time out right in Walmart. Yep... Sat right in aisle 6.

It's totally stressful and you feel like all eyes are on you judging... But I promise if you're consistent, IT DOESNT LAST.

I don’t spank my son on a daily basis he usually listens when I ask him to stop, he acts up when my dad is around.