Public tantrums can feel like one of the most dreaded parts of toddlerhood. That sinking feeling of panic and embarrassment is something nearly every parent experiences. As a mom, former nanny and ...

When your kid is in the middle of a tantrum, logic and lectures don't work. I've studied over 200 kids and worked with hundreds of families, and one thing is clear: Tantrums aren't about defiance.

My daughter Carys was two when she discovered the devastating injustice of gravity. She’d been carefully stacking wooden blocks into a tower. It was higher than any structure she’d built before, but ...