Temper Tantrums: Annotated Bibliography

Dear Abby, so I have a preschooler and we have recently hit this bump on the road with temper tantrums. I know that tantrums at this age are normal and that they do happen but I feel they are happening to much. For an example we will go to the store and she will ask for something that she wants and I will try to explain to her that we can wait till we get home because we have it there and by me telling her no she will go on a full temper tantrum and throw herself on the floor and kick and scream. When she does this I feel embarrassed and I feel people look at me as a bad parent, what can I do to help ease these temper tantrums? -Embarrassed Mother. Dear Embarrassed mother, temper tantrums can be bad and like you said embarrassing at some times. According to Bigner and Gerhardt (2014) temper tantrums can occur when a child is feeling overwhelmed or tired (p.178). There are two aspects of tantrums that can be can happen together or have no connection whatsoever, one being frustrated the child will be kicking and screaming, and maybe throwing things and the second one is more of an emotional one the child is trying to seek comfort and it seen when the child whimpers and just shows sadness (Bigner & Gerhardt, 2014, p.178). Researchers suggest parent intervention “should match where the child is emotionally during the …show more content…
The family of origin according to Grossman et al. (2016) also helps out in whether the family approves or disapproves of teen sex and the communication that is done among teens and their parents (p.179). Bigner and Gerhardt mention that “dating is the first interpersonal social experience that many teens have with sexuality” (p.233). Usually teens hang out in a group and do peer group activities so dating can be a predictable age in which sexual activity begins (Bigner & Gerhardt, 2014,