Baby blues: How to handle temper tantrums

CRY BABY: Toddlers love all things silly, and it can help distract them from their mounting rage, says Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, above right. Picture: PA

Toddler tantrums are frustrating and exhausting for both parents and children. Use these tips from a child psychologist to help manage the meltdowns, says Lisa Salmon

Dealing with a toddler tantrum is something no parent likes to do, and few can avoid. However, how can parents manage these meltdowns, which are often for seemingly ridiculous reasons (to an adult), and can leave all concerned feeling frustrated, helpless and exhausted? Do mums and dads just have to grin (if they can) and bear it?