Category Archives: Public Tantrums
Resisting the Urge to “Help”
Yesterday at Costco, I witnessed a full blown public toddler tantrum. Kicking, screaming, writhing on the floor as strangers tried to steer clear with their carts. The poor mother seemed embarrassed but determined to make it through the check-out line without having to abandon the mission and her cart full of diapers, wipes and other [...]
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Tantrums of the World, Unite!
I was reading a Babble interview with Kristin Armstrong and laughed when she shared her strategy for handling her daughter’s meltdown at Target. During the full-on tantrum, complete with screaming and fist-pounding, Kristin realized everyone was looking at her and judging her, so she acted fast: she got on the floor, mimicked her daughter’s behavior [...]
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In Her Shoes
I was at a children’s shoe store with my five-year-old daughter on very rainy, cold Saturday afternoon. Usually packed, the store was empty except for the two of us. Then a woman entered the store looking tightly wound, with her son dragging his feet behind her, who looked about six years old. I know we [...]
Meltdown Management
We’ve all been there… Our kid starts melting down in the middle of a store. They are on the floor or flailing around in the cart, screaming. Loudly. Sometimes very loudly. We try to assess if we can make it to through the check out line without having to abort the mission and return to [...]
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