I was asked to talk about tantrums recently at a parenting workshop. A popular subject. Actually, I think of the two hours, I spent only about 10 minutes talking directly about the causes of tantrums, which is probably the most common and difficult parenting challenge. Most of the discussion was actually a survey of different evidence-based parenting techniques, which could be employed in a variety of challenging situations, including tantrums.

This blog is about the six causes of tantrums t...

The purpose of these parenting blogs will be to present some of the questions that I am often asked, both as a psychologist and as a parent.

Many people call or come to see me with high expectations about the kind of advice that I can provide. Many people just want the simplest tools, techniques and strategies. There are a lot of simple tricks that one can try and use, but I want to say two really important things about giving advice, or perhaps more importantly receiving advice:

1) Most of the...