When your kid's in the middle of a tantrum, it can be tough to keep from having an outburst of your own. "Meltdowns are terrible, nasty things, but they're a fact of childhood," says Ray Levy, PhD, a ...

Tantrums and meltdowns might look the same, but they are not. Learn how to recognize the difference and why it matters for ...

We spoke to Nashville mom Alivia about her gentle parenting tantrum-busting hack. She uses an upbeat attitude and spontaneous play to instantly lift her daughter from the brink of a meltdown.

Parents of toddlers know the sound of a meltdown before it even starts: the sharp inhale, the quiver, the look that says everything is about to go off the rails. That is exactly the moment one mom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The “Jessica” trick works by distracting toddlers during tantrums, breaking their emotional loop. While distraction can help in ...

It seemed like any other evening when Nimisha Unadkat was getting ready to serve her daughter’s favorite dinner (homemade chicken and vegetable nuggets, a side of fruit). She walked over to her ...

Parents online are calling out “Jessica” to distract children and stop tantrums in hilarious videos Michael Loccisano/WireImage Jessica Biel shared a viral parenting trend that uses distraction to ...