Tantrums are sometimes some of the most unpredictable events any parent has to deal with. They can easily get out of hand, especially if they hit while you’re in public. But – and let’s be real here – it’s not something you can always just predict. But blaming the parents?

That is what is so frustrating when other people attack and insult mothers for the horrors of their children acting out, almost as if they’re children.

Lisa Fogarty with SheKnows knows what that annoyance can be like, and she’s getting very tired of it.

“I’m down with science supporting the notion that my child is not a bad seed, no matter what that one mom at Gymboree probably thought after he struck her on the shoulder when it was time to leave… I eat up all of the helpful tips about how to help your child calm down during a tantrum (never confront them while they’re going through it and promise a hug and a chat only after they’ve composed themselves). But expert advice about how parents should handle tantrums by preventing them? Dr. Oz, I love you, but you’ve never met a toddler like mine.”

Learn her full story here.

Read the Full Article: http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1118695/toddler-tantrums