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...