Toddlers and Tantrums

This podcast by Dr. Brenda Jones Harden describes how young children develop self-control, starting even in the first year of life, and how parent can set limits with love.

This topical guide will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources.

Two-year-olds may express their frustration or anger with a tantrum. This tip sheet explains how parents can prevent and diffuse temper tantrums.

Here are suggestions for setting limits that will help prevent future discipline problems.

This tip sheet provides some suggestions for parents on how to help their child when the child’s unhappy, crying, or screaming.

This page contains information on helping children handle anger. Included is a 4-minute video on managing toddler’s behavior.

This page contains information on tantrums, why they occur, how to avoid them and what you should do during tantrums. Included is a 4-minute video on managing toddler’s behavior.

This article gives parents strategies to address or discourage tantrums in young children.

This article focuses on how adults can help toddlers handle strong feelings, by practicing self-control and letting toddlers make choices.

This resource explains that disciplining a toddler isn’t easy, but understanding the reasons for the behavior and keeping your goals for your toddler’s development in mind can help.

This parent resource helps parents understand the causes of temper tantrums and ways to plan ahead to help prevent them.

This article provides tips on responding to difficult toddler behavior.