Learn from our experts how to deal with your child's temper tantrums and angry outbursts. From toddlers to teens, we explain how to manage tantrums when they happen—and how to prevent them from occurring in the first place.
Q: Why do kids have behavioral meltdowns and tantrums? What goes on in a child’s mind that makes him come unglued? James: Kids have meltdowns and temper tantrums for two reasons. The first reason is that they have never learned how to manage or have run out of the tools it takes to manage their feelings in... Read more »
It’s a familiar scene: You’re standing in line at the grocery store, almost finished checking out. For the fourth time in a row, your child asks for a piece of candy strategically placed at kids’ eye-level in the checkout line. You’ve repeatedly said no, when suddenly, the tantrum starts. His legs and arms flail, and... Read more »
As you push your cart through the store you hear a wail from the next aisle. The cry starts low and rises sharply, followed by, “I need it! But I NEED IT!!!” You turn into the aisle and see a mom trying to get her 6-year-old to stop shouting. His cries are getting louder and louder. This... Read more »
