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Life Saving Devices         How to Stop a Tantrum      When a
child is having a tantrum, is it really our job as a parent to
physically stop that tantrum or punish a child for having one? I
say no. Our job is to acknowledge the tantruming child’s upset,
to give them words for feelings they may not have experienced
before (or just don’t know how to express), to help guide their
anger or frustration or extra energy in a productive way, and to
keep them and those around them safe in the process.  But those
emotions - expressed as a temper tantrum - they BELONG to your
child, not to you. You aren’t responsible for your child’s
feelings, and It isn’t your job to stop them emoting. You are
responsible for keeping them safe, but curtailing or punishing
expression of emotion isn’t healthy in the short or long term!
A tantrum is an