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Taming Your Child's Temper Tantrums (Harvard Medical School Guide)

We?ve all been there, watching a child throw himself to the floor or scream loud and long enough to wake the dead. If you were lucky, the child was someone else?s. If not, you probably wondered what you did to deserve such a terrible child, or what your child did to deserve such a terrible parent. In Taming Your Child's Temper TantrumsMany tantrums can be headed off before they begin, by meeting your child?s need for food, sleep, exercise, attention and control.Don?t over-react to early tantrums. If your child learns that you?ll cave at the first scream, you?re setting yourself up for many more unpleasant afternoons.Be on the lookout for things you may be doing to encourage your child?s tantrums. Remember, she is the one throwing the fit, but you?ve set the stage she?s throwing it on.If tantrums continue beyond the third year, get worse, or seem to be unprovoked, it?s time to redouble your detective work. With the help of family, friends and professionals you can figure out what?s going on with your child.ABOUT THE AUTHORDr. Victoria Rogers McEvoyKaren WeintraubFast Minds about adult ADHD with Drs. Craig Surman and Timothy Bilkey, Berkley Books in 2013.

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