One of the amusing things about living in the Pacific Northwest is
our particular brand of very very bad parenting. Tantrums in grocery
stores and shopping malls are more often met with reasoned and calm
negotiations with 2- and 3 -year olds ("Now Billy, Mommy knows you're
very upset about not getting that candy bar, but honestly, you know
that sugar makes you crazy"), than a smack or a yell.
Since neither the violent outburst, nor the long talk are very effective at taming the child tyrant, we thought we'd offer you 3 quick tips that just might work:
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