What do you do with a 15month old girl who holds her breath till she gets what she wants ?
I agree that you should *usually* not give in to your child. What my doctor told me to do when my daughter used to hold her breath (she passed out more than 10 times, including in a store once) was to lay her down so that she would be safe and then leave the room. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done, but it does work.
A 15-month-old is not aware of the fact that she is going to pass out. She *is* aware that her behavior is scaring you, so leaving the room means she is not getting the attention that she wanted and it helps eliminate the behavior.
The most difficult thing to understand is that nothing bad will actually happen to your child if she’s lying down at the time (if she isn’t, she could fall and get hurt). I still find it hard to see a child holding his or her breath, despite knowing this.