Do you discipline a tantrum? Someone asked me that recently. No, you don’t, because a tantrum isn’t bad behavior. A tantrum is a loss of emotional control at hearing the word no, and not getting what they want, when they want, and how they want it. So you don’t discipline a loss of emotional control. Okay, but when they’re 3 and older, you can discipline what they do during a tantrum. So let’s say that they pick up a glass and throw it across the room. As soon as they’ve calmed down and the tant

🌿 How to Manage Your Child’s Tantrums Tantrums aren’t bad behavior — they’re big feelings in small bodies. Young children don’t yet know how to express frustration, sadness, or disappointment with words, so they cry, shout, or throw things. Our job as parents isn’t to silence the tantrum — it’s to guide them through it. ⸻ 1. Stay calm — even when it’s hard. Your calmness teaches them how to calm themselves. Take a deep breath before reacting. If you shout, they’ll only cry louder. But if you st