Every child has temper tantrums; it’s just something a parent has to accept. Dealing with temper tantrums can be tricky though, and often your best efforts to calm the situation only end up making it worse. There are a number of reasons why a child would have a temper tantrum, and there are a number of ways to react and deal with it.

Temper tantrums aren’t necessarily caused by anger; in fact they are mostly caused by frustration. This could be frustration at being put in a place and kept there against their will, or by not being able to communicate with you properly, or by being refused something. So simple things like strapping them into a car seat, or another child not wanting to share a toy can spark a full blown tantrum.

To deal with these situations there are quite a few things you can do; the main thing is to stay calm at all points, nothing can do less for the situation that you losing your temper too. You could even try just ignoring them; often children have tantrums just because they want attention, even negative attention will satisfy them. The tactic of ignoring them doesn’t tend to work if they their tantrum is in full swing however.

Obviously you may want to avoid tantrums at all costs; the best way to avoid tantrums is by setting a good example yourself. Don’t get annoyed and angry about little things or your child could think that it’s acceptable behaviour to have a temper tantrum. So hopefully you should be able to avoid, or at least control, those dreaded supermarket tantrums.

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