Temper tantrums are a way for your child to express feelings of anger or frustration. While they are a normal part of the development of toddlers, by this age they should be happening infrequently. They usually increase when children are hungry, tired or ill and you should try to help them cope with these situations. You should try to ignore attention-seeking or demanding tantrums and avoid situations that you know will lead to a tantrum (including changes in their regular daily schedule). If you can see that your child is getting overly frustrated and that a tantrum is coming, you can try to distract him and shift his attention to something else.

Help your child to realize that temper tantrums don’t work and are not going to help them get out of doing things that they need to do. Remember to praise your child when he controls his temper and cooperates with what you want him to do and set a good example for your child by remaining calm and not getting fired-up or out of control.