Temper tantrums and how to handle them

 

Preschool teachers are educated about temper tantrums and how to handle them.  Specific procedures are set forth to ensure that children’s physical and emotional safety are kept intact.  To stay current on temper tantrums and how to handle them, teachers are required to attend hours of continuing education.

But what about parents?  Sure, we get a plethora of advice from friends and family, but in the end, we find out that each child is different, and we probably have to find out what works through trail and error.  Kind of like reinventing the wheel?  Perhaps, but sometimes more painful!

Reading Stromple and the Super-Huge Temper Tantrum is a fun way to teach kids about how tantrums affect people.  The text invites children to predict what Stromple might do next during his tantrum, engaging the listeners and helping them connect with the characters in the story.  This is essential for comprehension and recollection of events in a story; it’s a skill they can and should use throughout their lives. 

Stromple’s story is a fun way for parents to teach children about the affects their temper tantrums have and what they should do instead of throwing a tantrum.  If only there was a be-all, end-all course for parents!  The following websites are just a few of the trusted resources that parents turn to for answers and advice on temper tantrums and how to handle them:

Sites such as these provide information about temper tantrums and how to handle them, pooling information from MDs, psychologists, social workers, teachers and parents.  Take notes, chat, participate by blog and laugh and cry with other parents who are trying desperately to become experts on their children’s temper tantrums and how to handle them when they misbehave.

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