No one likes a tantrum. The child is upset and you are upset. Being upset is not the best time to have rational thoughts and respond appropriately. While tantrums are very normal, as parents we want to respond in a way that leads our child away from using tantrums as the primary reaction when upset.


Post Contents
- The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
- The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
- How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
- How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums
- How To Respond When Your Child has a Public Tantrum
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- Recent Tantrum Posts
- How to Handle Meltdowns on Thanksgiving Day
- Surviving the “I Do It Myself!” Phase
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
- Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Tantrums
- Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
- How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
- More Tantrum Help
- The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
- Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Tantrums
- When Your Child Has a Tantrum, Stop and Think
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
- How To Respond When Your Child has a Public Tantrum
- Don’t Stress Mama: Good Behavior Progress is a Spiral
- Tantrum Help for Parents
- Controlling the Young Temper
- How You Should Respond to Frustration Tantrums
- How to Handle Meltdowns on Thanksgiving Day
- The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
- How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
- You’re Being Too Easy if Toddler’s Not Throwing Tantrums
- Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
- Does Your Tantruming Child Need More Love?
- Helpful Books
- Tantrum Information
- Tips for Handling Tantrums
- Discipline Tips
The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
It is very common for an older baby or toddler to have a tantrum simply because they cannot communicate what they want to communicate. Here is how to handle it and help your childh communicate with you.

The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
Young toddlers will have many trantrums, and you will be left wondering how to respond when that happens. This post will help you to know what to do.

How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
Many tantrums are the result of your child having too many choices. Too many choices lead to a child being “wise in their own eyes.” This post will help you understand what this looks like and how to get choices more appropriate.

How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums
This post will tive you a good, basic outline of how to deal with toddler tantrums when they happen. Toddler tantrums are very normal, so you WILL face them. It is important to respond in such a way to help your child learn how to express thoughts and feelings without a tantrum.

How To Respond When Your Child has a Public Tantrum
Even if you are a pro at handling tantrums at home, you can freeze and be unsure of what to do when your child has a tantrum in public. This post will help you out to be able to confidently respond in these scenarios.
Recent Tantrum Posts
How to Handle Meltdowns on Thanksgiving Day
Surviving the “I Do It Myself!” Phase
Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Tantrums
Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
More Tantrum Help
The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Tantrums
When Your Child Has a Tantrum, Stop and Think
Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
How To Respond When Your Child has a Public Tantrum
Don’t Stress Mama: Good Behavior Progress is a Spiral
Tantrum Help for Parents
Controlling the Young Temper
How You Should Respond to Frustration Tantrums
How to Handle Meltdowns on Thanksgiving Day
The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
You’re Being Too Easy if Toddler’s Not Throwing Tantrums
Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
Does Your Tantruming Child Need More Love?
Helpful Books
Tantrum Information
- Does Your Tantruming Child Need More Love?
- Toddler Tantrums are Very Normal
- You’re Being Too Easy if Toddler’s Not Throwing Tantrums
Tips for Handling Tantrums
- Controlling the Young Temper
- Distraction as a Discipline Tool: Tips for Parents
- Don’t Stress Mama: Good Behavior Progress is a Spiral
- How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums
- How to Handle Meltdowns on Thanksgiving Day
- How To Respond When Your Child has a Public Tantrum
- How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction
- How You Should Respond to Frustration Tantrums
- The “Mini-fit”: Responding to Young Tantrums
- The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler
- Surviving the “I Do It Myself!” Phase
- Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Tantrums
- When Your Child Has a Tantrum, Stop and Think
Discipline Tips
- A Common, Yet Unknown, Cause of Disobedience
- How to Discipline Your Strong-Willed Child
- How to Stop Aggression in Children
>>>See all of my tantrum posts here
