Temper tantrums starts out by 18 months or 2 year old who is so busy conquering the world that is very exhausting and stressful and gets to the point that they can’t handle one more thing. Adults have it also but we know that it is not acceptable to lie down on the floor, kicking and screaming. We try to behave ourselves. But in a 2 year-olds they don’t know that it is unacceptable social behaviour, so it he/she has it and it happens in the supermarket, he/she kicks on the floor and scream. They are not embarrassed about it. They don’t embarrass the parent or manipulate. They do it. It is all about them (ego-centrical). But parents give the child something to stop them. The child thinks now that she will have s reward every time she has tantrums. It makes them think of that idea and use it when needed. 5-6 year old it is already hard to break the habit.
What to do when tantrums occur?
Ignore the behaviour
Stay with the child without eye contact from you and the child stop crying. If the child is banging on the wall parents need to do something. If the child does not do any physical harm let him kick and scream all he wants and do not give attention. It will just go away.