If you live with young children, there’s a good chance you’ve been on the receiving end of a child yelling, screaming, crying, throwing or hitting things. But how do parents know what is typical and ...

Temper tantrums are so normal in human development that we have expressions to describe them, such as “The Terrible Twos.” Toddlers/preschoolers lack the self-control to express anger peacefully and m ...

It's inevitable that a child will throw a tantrum every now and then, so parents need to be prepared and know what to do in these patience-testing situations. Now, psychology has provided the answer.

This scene is way too familiar for some of us. iStock It started last night. My 16-month-old, newly passionate about climbing on top of the table for her meals, refused to get in her high chair for ...

A reader in Buffalo resonated with a recent column in which I opined that a punishment is worthless unless it establishes a permanent memory. When said reader’s son began kindergarten, he would work ...

Dear helpful strangers, there are moments when you let a mother parent the way she wants to parent. Even when you don’t agree with it. By now you’ve seen the video of an irate mother asking a stranger ...

An airplane passenger has refused to give up their seat on a flight for a child throwing a tantrum. “The dad had an aisle seat, the mom was in the middle, and the kid was supposed to sit in the other ...

“But, that is so unfair! I want to sleep over at Tali’s house tonight. You never let me go anywhere,” twelve-year-old Leora sobbed to her mother at dinnertime. Leora’s mother continued ladling out the ...

A viral post on social media has sparked debate about how society views children’s behavior in public. A user called ...