How to Deal With Temper Tantrums

Motherhood comes with many highs and, yes, some lows, a fact that I was reminded of last week when my 14-month-old had her first temper tantrum. We were at the park having a lovely time when little miss decided what she really wanted to do was speed around the parking lot, narrowly missing moving vehicles and bikes and nearly face-planting on the concrete with her not-so-steady legs. When I picked her up to move her back to a more toddler-friendly location? Meltdown city!

I was then left to carry almost 30 pounds of flailing, screaming, red-faced child out of the park, past an audience looking at me with varying degrees of pity, horror, and annoyance. Not exactly the most fun moment of my life, but I think I dealt with it as best I could, and since then, I've been reading up on how to handle the next one.

Keep reading to share in my newfound expertise and check out seven reasons why you might want to whip out your camera during your child's next temper tantrum.

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