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The Thoughtful Parent

A blog that makes child development approachable.

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how to deal with tantrums in toddlers

5 Things to remember during a tantrum

Toddler tantrums–basically all parents experience them and yet they remain such a challenge. Parents often ask about how to handle tantrums.

Although there is no simple “hack” or “trick” to manage toddler tantrums, positive parenting can show us a helpful path. This simple cheat sheet offers parents research-based ideas to help you survive toddler tantrums with your sanity intact.

A Thoughtful Approach to Tantrums

Parents today are faced with so many competing ideas about how to handle tantrums and foster positive behavior in their children. In this situation, our parental intuition can only take us so far. We need real, research to inform our decisions about dealing with tantrums. Relying on myths about child development or heresay is not usually helpful when parenting young children.

This resource helps you sort through the overload of information and provides real, research-backed guidance:

learn a new mindset for handling toddler tantrums

learn how to implement simple positive parenting strategies that actually help tantrums diminish over time

learn the real reasons why tantrums happen (this help you remain calmer too!)

Meet the Author

Amy Webb, Ph.D. is a scholar turned child development blogger. She is a wife and mom to two young boys. With her blog, The Thoughtful Parent, she brings academic child development and parenting research into the lives of parents so they can use it to make informed decisions.

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5 Ideas to Remember During a Tantrum

Simple things to keep in mind when your child having a tantrum

Learn how to handle tantrums with patience and grace

(and foster your child’s emotional development at the same time)


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