Temper Tantrums: What Parents Need to Know

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Patient Education| 2021 Temper Tantrums Connected Content Translation: Berrinches o rabietas Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Temper Tantrums. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/peo_document100 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Topics: temper tantrum It’s hard for young children to hold strong feelings inside. When they feel frustrated or angry, they often cry, scream, or stomp up and down. This is a temper tantrum. Temper tantrums are a normal part of your children’s development. They usually begin around 12 to 18 months of age, get worse between 2 and 3 years, and taper off after that, once children are able to use words to communicate their wants and needs. Here is information from the American Academy of Pediatrics to help parents understand temper tantrums and how best to deal with them. During the toddler years, there is a change in how children process information. They suddenly become more aware that their world can change. They realize they won’t always get what they expect or want. Their young minds are easily overwhelmed, and they don’t know... © 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.