Does your toddler throw tantrum very often?

Yes, my friend’s son started screaming and whining and throwing tantrum when he was around 2.5 years old. Her son is easily agitated and would scream whenever he cannot get his message across. In the early days, he would get even more frustrated as my friend ignored his attempts and he would scream even louder trying to get her attention. My friend went through almost a year of teaching and “conditioning” before he finally learned that those methods are ineffective in getting my friend to respond to him. What my friend did was to "not react" to his tantrum behaviour. She was firm and consistent. She would stay around while he screams and say calmly to him that she would only help him after he is done with his screaming. In the meantime, she had to put on a calm face and wait patiently for him to tone down. She would then explain to him after the tantrum episode that he will need to speak in his normal voice in order to her to understand him and help him. Over time, her son learned and the tantrum behaviour lessened.
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