By the time Mara Chen’s son turned three, mornings had become a gauntlet. A request to put on shoes could trigger a full-body meltdown: screaming, kicking, fists swinging at her face. “I started ...

Kicking, screaming, dramatically collapsing onto the floor - what parent or caregiver hasn't experienced or witnessed a toddler tantrum first-hand? There's no shortage of advice on how to handle them, ...

Parents of toddlers know the sound of a meltdown before it even starts: the sharp inhale, the quiver, the look that says everything is about to go off the rails. That is exactly the moment one mom ...

Radical acceptance is a strategy that can help parents when their child has a tantrum or a meltdown. It involves validating your child's emotions and allowing them to process what they are feeling, ...

My daughter Carys was two when she discovered the devastating injustice of gravity. She’d been carefully stacking wooden blocks into a tower. It was higher than any structure she’d built before, but ...

Nothing prepares a parent for the moment when your young child has a tantrum in a public place. Instead of feeling embarrassed, I now choose to see difficult moments with a fresh perspective.

You are pushing your child on a swing at the park, and it is time to go home for dinner. As you try to take your 18-month-old out of his swing, he starts screaming and kicking you. He clearly wants to ...