Toddler tantrums. Not fun. But normal. ‘Tantrums are a response to the emotions your child is feeling,’ says psychologist Rebecca Schrag Hershberg. When he has a tantrum it is always because he’s dealing with an emotion he just can’t handle yet. ‘Even as adults, there are moments when we lose it. And that’s despite having fully developed brains that help us process those feelings; as well as coping mechanisms like breathing deeply or removing ourselves from a fraught interaction. ‘Toddlers don’t have these tools,’ says Rebecca. ‘Their brains are still developing, so they don’t have the reasoning to help them understand the situation. And they don’t have the language to articulate what they’re experiencing, which heightens the frustration and fear that comes with feeling emotionally out-of-control.’ So, when a toddler…
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Mother & Baby (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2020