No matter how hard you try, your toddler is going to throw a temper tantrum in public some day. Be prepared for the stares, the glares and the whispers. And then have a plan.
Some of these children can make parents crazy, because parenting approaches that work for other children don’t help at all; and even worse, what worked with the child yesterday, doesn’t work today.
Because actions speak louder than words, punishing a child for being aggressive teaches him or her that big people can use aggression to control little people.
With the fascinating growth of personality comes the parenting struggles we all fear: tantrums, food battles, toilet training issues and the list continues.