Tantrums!: Managing Meltdowns in Public and Private

This book really helped with our 4 year old. She is very strong willed, and we were at a loss with what to do. We had resorted to screaming and door slamming time outs and were left feeling awful, helpless and resentful. Not to mention none of it was working and our daughter's tantrums were getting worse. I think the worst part was seeing our older child get stressed out from the tension in the house, and seeing how little patience he had with her, and knowing he was learning it from us. Even the dog was stressed! The book is an easy read, and I finished it in a few days. I was armed with some new techniques and was REALLY surprised when what would have surely been an epic meltdown never escalated into a tantrum at all! We still deal with tantrums, but they are much shorter and more mild and way less frequent. We have not had one stressed out screaming match in the months since using the techniques found in this book. The best part is feeling more connected to our daughter since we're not so drained from dealing with constant tantrums. If you are unsure of how to deal with your child's tantrums I highly recommend this book.

Helpful tips to remember as my baby grows into a toddler. It's very easy as a caring parent to fall into a trap of reasoning too much! This book gives me good reminders and options in dealing with future ( and current mini) tantrums.

I bought this book along with 1-2-3 magic because I was having a terrible time getting my sons tantrums under control. If you read 1-2-3 magic, you don't really need this book, however, it is still a good book.

I bought this book for my daughter who has a wonderful but spirited 3 year old girl. My sweet little granddaughter was a Jekyll and Hyde and in Hyde mode was completely out of her mind, screaming, slapping, and just downright mean! My daughter says the book is awesome and helped almost overnight. The book gives you tools and solutions instead of trying to give you a deep Freudian understanding of the child's behavior with no real helpful solutions like some books I researched.I wish I had had this book when my daughter was a child! Life would have been so much easier! Like mother like daughter!!

I'm a big fan of the 1-2-3-Magic book, and I had really high hopes for this book too. It was ok, but it didn't quite meet my expectations. The illustrations and examples were entertaining, but the situations presented seemed to be really simplified and unrealistic. Their magic solution to a tantruming child in public was to try to avoid it (no, really?!), and if that was not possible to pretty much to just let it happen and not give the child any reward or attention for the tantrum. Ok, that's the logical thing to do, if it were working I would not have bought this book. It's not the magic solution I was expecting from the child whisperers.1-2-3-Magic is awesome, but I think it's been a while since the author had a tantruming toddler screaming at the top of his lungs and knocking displays over in the grocery store! Get the 1-2-3-Magic parenting book, but skip this one.

I watch this video through the Pregnancy Help Center in the town I live in. The book 2 have on hand for a refresher.

I had the veto down pat, but the disengagement was missing, as was the courage to deal with tantrums in public. I feel more in control now, a lot less lost and helpless. I don't know if I feel happy or sad to find out that I'm not alone, but it is a comforting knowledge.

So so so helpful. A pediatrician, here, who totally relies on this series and technique for my own kids and I recommend it to all of my patients’ families!

Short, clear and helpful hints and tricks. It totaly changed my Perspektive.I realy feel much more self-confident now.Tanks to Mr. Phelan!

Great video. Works 😆

Excellent

Really helpful

A bit superficial - had hoped for more concrete suggestions!