Little lists of helpful hints are always shooting out over the intertubes in just about every possible category of information, and parenting is no different. Latest example? This wire story based on information from pediatric health organization The Nemours Foundation, with advice on how to handle your child's tantrums.
Well, I'm sure they know more about it than I do, so I'll keep opinions to a minimum, but I'll say this: These tips all hinge upon the parent doing something about the tantrum. My experience may be limited to a sample group of two, but the only thing that's ever worked for me with any consistency at all is to do nothing at all about a tantrum, by which I mean, walk away from it and pretend it isn't happening. But maybe the general population isn't as conscious of having an audience as my little drama princesses are.
Okay, all right, I do have to say this: I'm sure I'm going to ask my kicking-and-screaming kid to draw her feelings. I'm sure that won't result in a well-deserved kick in the maternal shins.
