What’s the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown? —
, during the World of Color light show, my son Bennett, then six, lost it. It started with an escalating refrain, “I want to go back to the hotel!” and quickly descended into a red-faced, snot-nosed scream-fest that lasted all the way along Downtown Drive as I half-dragged, half-fireman-carried him back to the hotel.
Burlington, Ont. mom Margaret Bourne is all too familiar with her 27-month-old son’s tantrums, which are sparked by everything from not being allowed to run into the street, to being denied candy at the grocery store. The tantrums start with screeches and end with him on the floor crying, squirming and striking out with fists and feet. Bourne tries to ward them off by distracting him; for example, giving him tasks at the supermarket.
Parents can feel helpless in the face of a meltdown because nothing they say or do seems to help. In fact, that should be the first clue it’s escalated—if ignoring it doesn’t diffuse the behaviour, and even giving in doesn’t work, it’s probably a meltdown.
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