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youtube.com — How much of a toddler's tantrum is purely emotional or just for show? Pretty hilarious, though it could do without the laugh track from AFHV.

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  • Brutis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+123Love how the dog is also in on it.
    • junkmail02, on 10/12/2007, -40/+7cute kid

      -z00k
    • Nitro187, on 10/12/2007, -44/+30I see a future republican...
    • txmorgan, on 10/12/2007, -6/+18the dog is definetly the best part of that video.
    • chatwithaninja, on 10/12/2007, -30/+53"I see a future republican..."

      You mean the lady walking away from the sreaming lib? Yeah, me too.
    • perryge, on 10/12/2007, -13/+1That was so cute
    • Nitro187, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1Exactly. :)
    • Nodren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9my mom did that to me and my brother when we were little, if we tried that she'd walk away, and never gave us attention, first time it happened was to my brother, and at toys r us, when he actually realized she was gone, he freaked out and ran after her.

      never tried that again.
    • retral, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1I hate babies -.-
  • Alphateam, on 10/12/2007, -14/+72Kids are the spawn of the Devil.
    • thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -19/+3Thank you... here's my card.
    • dgendreau, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4Oh like you werent a little brat at some point in your childhood. Kids have to be raised right, but even then they are constantly pushing the boundaries to see how far they can go. That said, I would not tolerate that kind of behavior from my kid.
    • dgendreau, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Someone commented on the site that kids are 80% theatrics and I have to agree.

      What most kids dont realize is that most parents are 80% theatrics too. That whole good cop/bad cop routine mom and dad do? Its an act that they laugh about when you arent around. Calvin and Hobbes had their depiction of the parents dead on. :)
    • polyGone, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2or the spawn of anything, but who's pickin nits?
    • kd1s, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6No, kids are just manipulative little parasites, nothing more.

      It's a real wonder how the earth got up to 6 billion people. I guess sex feels so good that the consequences be damned.

    • anodos, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17I've had two children now, and kids are born naturally theatrical (we had two girls, and let me tell you, big drama). However, my wife and I set boundaries for both of our girls and simply never let them cross those boundaries. One boundary is throwing a tantrum, another would be begging for something that they know they can't have, and so on. We also reward them (praise, etc) when they cross the "positive" boundaries (sharing, being kind, saying thank you). Two things have resulted: no terrible two phase, and by the age of 2 1/2 about 95% theatrics stopped. The last time my oldest threw a tantrum was sometime before the age of 2. Did I get easy kids? They are both extremely strong willed, and still challenge my will on a regular basis. But the theatrics have stopped, and they have become an utter joy to get to know and live with. They are also much happier because of the strong relationships it has created in our family. The time spent normally managing tantrums and fits can now be spent having laughs and fun times. They are learning at a young age that happiness is not always getting what you want, but enjoying what you have.
    • troopa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5anodos, care to expand on how you raised your kids to not throw tantrums? I'm interested. Thanks.
    • dgendreau, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@anodos,
      Yeah, I'd like to hear a bit more as well. Maybe a blog post is in order?
      I agree that all kids are different, but I am curious if there are any books you have read on the subject.
  • IHatePants, on 10/12/2007, -2/+75Damn, Trojan needs to buy the rights to use that as a commercial. Just cut it down to 30 seconds and throw up their logo at the end.
    • Alphateam, on 10/12/2007, -2/+31That is the truth.Better than that other one with the kid flipping out in the grocery store.

      EDIT: Here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K45m79fEyz8
    • Xarou, on 10/12/2007, -27/+11And that is where America has gone since it is now a "sin" to punish your child by spanking him. Boo-hoo.

      ... that is in reference to the condom video.
    • TheCount, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19You can spank your kid, you just can't beat him to the point of causing bodily harm. There's a difference.
    • Xarou, on 10/12/2007, -6/+20No, because you can spank your kid in the grocery store, but some lame mother is going to call the child endangerment people on your ass. People are afraid to set an example and show their kids that the parent is the boss, and not the kid.
    • heffer2k02, on 10/12/2007, -8/+8Yeah - that kid would just get so spanked. He'd learn. Although id probably just have slapped him round the face as soon as put the bag in the trolley for the second time with that ***** "slap me now" frowny pout. Disgusting little *****.
    • Xarou, on 10/12/2007, -15/+2I heart being dugg down for speaking the truth. It gives me such faith in humanity.
    • hotpepper, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8I have never spanked any of my three children and none of them have ever thrown a tantrum anywhere near this.
    • Harabeck, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9@Xarou

      These parents are doing their best to ignore the tantrum, which is probably the best thing to do. They walk away without acknowledging him to show that it's not going to do him any good. Spanking him isn't neccessary in this particular situation.
    • YumYumKittyLoaf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2On the topic of spanking, i beleive it's alright to spank your kids. My mom used to, but she would do it only after she got over what i did (if she was angry) so she didn't take my anger out on me. She stopped doing it when it started hurting her more than it did me, and she found something better than spanking, taking video games away... XD

      What's funny though is that i'm a pacifist, so anyone that says kids that are spanked are more likely to be violent is kind of wrong.
    • hobbers, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I have no problem with spanking, and would probably spank kids if I had them and they deserved it. But I've heard that child behavior experts have determined that there are just as effective non-physical punishments, if they are carried out properly. I don't know what these are specifically, but that's what I've heard.

      But we all know that the real question is does your girlfriend or wife like to be spanked.
  • UGM2099, on 10/12/2007, -5/+30USE CONDOMS
    • alexkorova, on 10/12/2007, -11/+4And not only condoms, they can break, and then you might be in deep trouble.
  • DaBlade, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Does anyone know how much a truckload of pacifiers costs?
  • SteelChicken, on 10/12/2007, -24/+8jeeez the volume on that is LOUD
    I hate screaming brats.

    thanks for reminding me while I will never have kids.
    but yeah, that would make a great condom commerical.
    • Cglass, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Ah shoot, you won't be procreating?
    • heffer2k02, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30One of those girl things is needed for procreation no?
    • Cglass, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/girl/
    • fuggo, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3You say that like you have the opportunity. How sweet.

      And incidentally, if anything, it would be the levels are high (they aren't), not the volume is loud. If the volume is loud it's because it's turned up on your machine.

  • alf86, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Those poor folks need a bigger place. That game would be so much more fun.
    • emorphien, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5i wonder if they set up some cameras and they hid, would he walk around for an hour trying to find them to continue his tantrum? Or would he just forget... I'm gonna guess forget.
  • i64X, on 10/12/2007, -23/+17Kid needs his ass beat.
  • coresnake, on 10/12/2007, -30/+6no-one of you will get laid anyway so its all the one :D
  • dkarlson, on 10/12/2007, -5/+45I've got two kids. Sure, sometimes you have to deal with tantrums and whining and throwing their food on the floor -- but all that is nothing compared to the pure joy of watching them grow up. There's nothing quite like coming home from a hard day at work, opening the front door of the house, and having your kids scream "Daddy!" and then hug your knees.

    I tell you -- it is wonderful! :)

    • efjenkins, on 10/12/2007, -6/+55When my wife was pregnant with our first, I was at a local restaurant with some business colleagues and I watched a guy get out of his truck, and a kid (about 3 ) bust out of the door and tear across the lawn full throttle screaming "Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!" until he slammed into his father. I said at the time "That's the kind of kid I want to have." Well, 4 and a half years later, I realize that I do.

      I've laid down the law with my two rugrats and said "A temper tantrum will get you nothing. Nothing bad will happen, but it will get you nothing. When you decide you want to actually talk to me about why you're unhappy, I'm more than willing to talk, but the moment the tantrum starts, the conversation is over."

      It only took about 4 times before they got the message. I reserve physical punishment for those scenarios where they are in grave danger. For example: You run into the parking lot (even if there are no moving cars around), I will make absolutely certain that you will never forget just how bad an idea that is. Similarly, my 15mth old goes for an electrical socket, and I slap his hand before he gets there. I slap it hard. The idea is that he knows instinctively that doing that brings pain.
    • steeel2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9I am going to be a dad soon too so thumbs up for your comments :)))
    • mxxh, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10i have 5, the youngest being 9 and the oldest 20. believe it or not, they get better with age. hardly anything is more enjoyable than a conversation with a grown child; it is a rare pleasure to see them as young adults.
    • guytoronto, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13@efjenkins

      Dude, you sound like a decent dad. Too bad there are people out there that will consider you a child abuser for teaching your children certain actions have consequences. I'm not one of them. Good on ya!
    • yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -17/+6Far be it from me to tell you how to raise your kids - since you were probably, like me, raised in a similar fashion - but with a psych background I can say about whacking a kid 'real' hard when they do something potentially dangerous that there needs to be an awareness that the emotional pain from being severely whacked by all that is powerful and knowing in their lives (i.e. you) when really they were just going along in peaceful bliss a moment before has a great potential to remain with them for a lifetime as very deep, often hidden trauma.

      My suggestion? Stop them, look them in the eyes (at their level) and TALK to them as a fellow human being. Tell them everything they need to know about the action they were about to take, and tell them like you love them completely and unconditionally (i.e. no matter what they do). Then let them go back to their play.
    • Antha, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Kids are great. I wouldn't trade a single moment of their hellish times for the times that they crack me up (which is every day). My son has said some of the most outlandishly funny things ever. One example: I was getting them ready for a bath and yes, I had to use the loo. Drew looked oddly at me and said, "Mommy, is that a string coming out of your bum?"

      Not wanting to get into the intricacies of the female reproductive with a three year old, I simply replied, "Yes. Yes it is."

      "Does it go to a yo-yo?"

      When they behave badly, they get a talking to first. When that doesn't work, time out always does. They're always free to tantrum and kick and scream in their bedrooms. When they're ready to get along with everyone else and stop being snitty, they can come out.
    • coresnake, on 10/12/2007, -14/+2this guys a *****
    • IWriteCode, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5yukevster
      TALK to them at their level???!!

      He said 15 month old. Have you ever had a 15 month old? Now try talking to a 15 month old at their level. In between some drooling, and babling, maybe they'll understand, right!
      ID10T
    • chmod, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6"Far be it from me to tell you how to raise your kids - since you were probably, like me, raised in a similar fashion - but with a psych background I can say about whacking a kid 'real' hard when they do something potentially dangerous that there needs to be an awareness that the emotional pain from being severely whacked by all that is powerful and knowing in their lives (i.e. you) when really they were just going along in peaceful bliss a moment before has a great potential to remain with them for a lifetime as very deep, often hidden trauma.

      My suggestion? Stop them, look them in the eyes (at their level) and TALK to them as a fellow human being. Tell them everything they need to know about the action they were about to take, and tell them like you love them completely and unconditionally (i.e. no matter what they do). Then let them go back to their play."

      God damn. I hope you never have children. I hate to break it to you (as someone else who has done work in psychology) but much of what you are describing is just wishful thinking, and/or complete *****.
    • bonesaw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4These things happen once in a while, and like this family did, you can make them funny. For everybody who has no patience for kids (almost everybody on this board), and want to beat kids' asses, you won't know the joy of kids. Kids give you a perspective on life that I never would've had otherwise, but you guys go on and be bitter and cynical...
    • yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2@IWriteCode
      You would be surprised what a young child is capable of understanding. Our society tends to underestimate the comprehension level of it's children. Besides even babies are capable of recognizing tone of voice even if they don't understand the words.

      Please tell me your not suggesting we actually wack a child of 15 months young?!?
      Wacking or any physical beating is a form of abuse period. I know it's popular in our society to say otherwise but it just ain't cool, and it ain't toughening up your kids - it's abuse, plain and simple.
    • NinjAlt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Until they turn 13 and suddenly they hate you and then at 16 they start bringing home questionable "friends" to go to their "room" and help with "homework". Then you get the whole "YOU NEVER LOVED ME!" phase.
    • Andicow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I see nothing wrong with smacking a child if they're being foolish. I know my father spanked me twice. Once because I was trying to grab the stove, and another time for pulling the cats tail so hard that the cat was about to eat my face off... I learned both times NEVER to do that again, and I turned out just fine.

      I'm not socially inept or a burden to society due to the spankings, and I sincerely doubt that as a 4 year old I would have understood that NO means NO. Especially since I was rather defiant as a child. TELL me not to do something and you're darn right I'm going to do it the second your back is turned. Smack some sense into me and I'll sit pretty and behave.
  • moore, on 10/12/2007, -10/+20HEY GUYS, LETS SOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH VIOLENCE!!!
    • rewritable, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4Agreed, After all it is what we humans are best at!
    • zcreem, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5OR SHOUTING!
    • Andicow, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Spanking isn't violent. It's a form of mild punishment.

      Go back 100 years or more to when parents would literally whip their children, and tell me the difference in the behaviors of adults compared to the more recent generations.

      A mild spanking usually leads to a well-mannered adult being. If you coddle children they will grow up to be snot-nosed smart-mouthed jerks in society. It's sad but true.
    • reevolutn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1LOUD NOISES
  • jpeisen, on 10/12/2007, -10/+0I think this video has already been on AFHV. I know I've seen it before...
  • dvdmon, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15The other interpretation of a temper tantrum is not the cliche of a child "manipulating" the parents, but rather this: you're constantly getting frustrated as a kid. You're constantly told "no," that you can't do this, don't do that, etc. Then, when they finally need to let out some of that frustration by crying, lots of parents just want to shut them up with a pacifier, food, tv, etc., because THEY don't like to hear crying. It's no wonder that after a while this pent up frustration that's been continuously thwarted from being expressed finally comes out in a temper tantrum. Now, why does the kid stop when there's no one around? Because a lot of what crying has to do with is expressing something. But you don't just express it to no one, you express it to the people you are close to. We're social beings, you know. In other words, crying is an emotional release, but it is also a form of communication, and so without anyone to communicate with, the impetus to do it isn't there for very long, at least for young kids...
    • SteelChicken, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17so you're saying we should lock them in the closet? I like it.

    • Artifez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Not the "closet" the "learning room".
  • neutrascrub, on 10/12/2007, -25/+5i wanted to kick his head in
    • efjenkins, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19I wonder if anyone will visit you in prison?
    • dkarlson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13@efjenkins

      Probably just those fellow inmates who have a violent hatred of child killers.
  • RadiantBeing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+38Adults do the same exact thing. They're just a bit more subtle about it.
    • yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7You are soooo right. Just get in any long line at the supermarket or bank and watch that impatient kid in most of us kick into action.
    • bonesaw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4They are more subtle about it.... sometimes
  • lazza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4anyone else reminded of brian on family guy?

    "WAH!..WAH!..you like that huh? you like that? WAH! you just tune this out don't ya! WAH! well tune this out! WAH!
  • Xarou, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4@bart123456

    I heart spam... :-(
  • Lacanuck, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I've gone through similar situations with each of my four kids. If you can't laugh at it, then the entire parenting experience will be very traumatic for everyone concerned.
  • insinuate, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3A constant reminder to use protection...
  • aximbigfan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6smart kid...
  • buffalo77, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4I think parents hitting their kids are usually parents throwing their own tantrums. And that kid is barely over one-- hardly an age for spanking. Give kids positive attention when they need it, ignore whining and tantrums, and they turn out to be decent people. I rather like my four-year-old, and he happens to be a pleasure to be around. I have never, ever seen him throw a tantrum like that. You have to teach kid very early on to be respectful-- by being respectful of them, which does not mean hitting.
    • enicholas, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3A lot of it depends upon the kid, though. I've seen siblings raised in the same household -- one of whom was sweet and placid, the other a holy terror who threw temper tantrums like nobody's business. It's great that you have a well-behaved kid, but you can't automatically assume that parents who don't are bad parents.
    • intense321, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2enicholas:

      I disagree with you. It has been proved by research that it's 80-90% how the parents deal with kids that causes/reduces tantrums and other bad behavior. Most of the time when the 2nd child misbehaves, it's because they have been raised quite differently from the first one. Usually they are starved for attention, in comparison to the first kid. That's why they misbehave.
    • chmod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@buffalo

      My girlfriend is a teacher. I have encountered a lot of parents that speak the way that you do of discipline, and their children. I am not trying to flame, but parents who talk the way you do usually have the most obnoxious, spoiled kids. Not to mention that the parents are generally ass holes when it comes to dealing with anything pertaining to their children.

      I hate to break it to you, but sometimes a spanking is warranted. Spanking doesn't necessarily result in bad children, and usually doesn't. Refusal to do any physical punishment on grounds of principle (seems what you are talking about) and focusing too hard on positive attention on children usually does.

      Note: I have not watched the video yet, I just think your tone is slightly sanctimonious.
  • hotpepper, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I remember seeing this when it aired on AFHV.
  • ski309, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I love how the dog is better trained than the kid.
  • ratava, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I think all parents have experienced tantrums like this... I am a grandpa now and remember back when my kids had tantrums... It brings back memories. I thought the video was hilarious.
  • sendmesomejunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Definitely looks like the tantrum might be maintained by attention.
  • intense321, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Those parents are not dealing with the tantrums properly. I have two children and I can count the number of tantrums we have endured as parents on one hand. Deal with the tantrums properly, and they will go away forever. If you raise the kids right, the joy they bring you definitely outweighs the (now nonexistent) negatives. This is coming from a guy who hated kids for over 20 years, by the way.
    • chmod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Deal with the tantrums properly, and they will go away forever."

      Christ. I'm really ***** glad that you didn't have a child with any sort of innate mental/emotional problems, because I doubt you would have been able to survive. It is nice to know that your child was perfect, but that is not life for everyone.
  • CiXeL, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5wow you know digg has struck a new low when america's not even remotely funniest home videos start appearing on digg

    the imbeciles on digg must vastly outnumber the intelligent people on here now

    that telivision show is like the absolute lowest common denominator of intellect in this country
    • DorkusTyranus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1lol, I really get a kick out of this video.

      I also get a real kick out of your comment aswell Cixel. I really hope you're not some 40 year old guy that watches random stuff on digg and then comments about how dumb people are. I mean, if you're some young kid, that's one thing. But if you're older and should be married with kids and the best thing you can think of to do is comment about how dumb digg people are by posting on digg (I hope you see the irony aswell.) then really... you must lead a rough life.
    • lazydrumhead, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1hm, I thought this video was funny AND I can spell television!

      wow!
    • Andicow, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1You speak of intelligence but cannot even spell television correctly.

      Anywho, what is so wrong about laughing at a child being melodramatic? It's funny to see the mentality of children and it explains a lot about how they function. My baby cousin is the same way as the kid in this video. If no one is around to hear her whining, she ceases until she finds a "growed up" to scream at.

      I laugh every time she does it because it just goes to show you that she's merely doing it for the focus on her even if she's showered with nothing BUT attention. It's her way or the highway.
    • duality, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@CiXeL

      I find that statement ironic, coming from someone who can barely be bothered to use more than lowercase letters except in his username. Did you strain yourself trying to type the apostrophe in "america's"?

      Returning to the topic at hand:

      It is said that about three-fourths of the Human population are extroverted. As I am in the introverted quarter, I never had any kind of experience like this. When I was a kid, I got a spanking when I disobeyed, and I got a lecture when I did something bad that might not have been considered disobedient. Ten minutes after getting spanked, someone who didn't know my family wouldn't have been able to tell that I had been punished. I never really threw a temper tantrum; my parents said I probably thought it was a waste of my energy anyway. (Perhaps I knew what this kid obviously didn't: that it wasn't going to work.)

      Today, I am much more of a loudmouth than in the past. However, when I have a problem with someone, I prefer not to just call them an idiot. I look for ways to prove it. (And of course, the first step in learning to do this is recognizing when YOU are the idiot, and your target isn't.)
  • combatchuck, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1This is old, but I love it.
  • lowerlogic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I always thought that showing extreme emotion is only worth the effort if others are around.
  • TravisOnPhonics, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I like the parents of this video a whole lot.

    So I'll digg it.

    But bro.

    I saw this like a month ago.

  • sion2119, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1this story has 1337 diggs! nobody digg this any more please!
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