We got incredibly lucky with DD, in that she was/is not prone to screaming fits. Unless she was tired, but in that case I was usually trying to calm her down not ignore her.
The only time she got close to a tantrum was over a wooden alphabet block set in a trolley when she was coming up on 2. Since the set was in a charity shop for £5 and new sets were in the region of £25 - 35 (depending where you bought) I 'gave in'. But her tantrum consisted of "I want, I want" and not letting go of the trolley, and she agreed that it would be her only present (literally! I said "If I get you this, it will be your only present from us. You won't get anything else." and she said ok. And on her birthday that's what happened, and she didn't seem to care/notice).
I think it helped that we could go into the toyshops and look at the toys and if she wanted anything it would have to go on her Christmas list, so right from the start she was used to waiting for a special occasion, and if she did get anything straight away it was because she'd been good/treat for a long journey or similar.
The only time she got close to a tantrum was over a wooden alphabet block set in a trolley when she was coming up on 2. Since the set was in a charity shop for £5 and new sets were in the region of £25 - 35 (depending where you bought) I 'gave in'. But her tantrum consisted of "I want, I want" and not letting go of the trolley, and she agreed that it would be her only present (literally! I said "If I get you this, it will be your only present from us. You won't get anything else." and she said ok. And on her birthday that's what happened, and she didn't seem to care/notice).
I think it helped that we could go into the toyshops and look at the toys and if she wanted anything it would have to go on her Christmas list, so right from the start she was used to waiting for a special occasion, and if she did get anything straight away it was because she'd been good/treat for a long journey or similar.
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