Temper Tantrums: How To Deal With Them

Everything is going great. In order. Calm. Perfect. Then, SMACK. BOOM. ARGGH. Your child flips out and a full blown temper tantrum errupts. Sometimes it's because you're enforcing a rule, or taking something away, other times it's literally out of thin air. What you say and how you handle it though, is the key to stopping these melt downs in their tracks.

Today, Parents Ask expert Betsy Brown Braun offers Amanda Frederick, a mother to 2.5 year old Addison, who is in the throes of the temper tantrum era of toddlerhood. Addison has trouble leaving fun activities, and Amanda wants to know if she's reacting properly to the tantrums. Here's what Betsy says:

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Great feedback. I'll have to apply this myself at home. Thanks Parents Ask.

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