Pedemy · For parents
Toddler tantrums — notes
Note the pattern below and bring your questions and current medicines to the visit. This record does not diagnose or choose treatment.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
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Call local emergency services for severe breathing difficulty, blue/gray lips, collapse, a seizure with failure to recover, or a child who is very difficult to wake. Do not delay to complete this tool.
Contact a healthcare professional
Seek support for frequent dangerous aggression, prolonged distress, lost skills or problems across home and childcare. If a caregiver feels close to hurting the child, place the child somewhere safe and get immediate support from another adult or emergency services. A baby younger than 3 months with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or higher needs urgent medical assessment, even if they look well. Do not delay assessment to try medicine or complete a diary.
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Care reminders
- Tantrums are common while language and self-control are developing. Hunger, tiredness, transitions and frustration can contribute. A diary can reveal patterns without labeling the child as bad or diagnosing a behavioral disorder.
- Keep the child and others safe, speak calmly and use short limits. Offer simple choices before frustration escalates. Once calm, reconnect and name feelings. Plan meals, sleep and transition warnings; avoid hitting, shaming or long arguments during a tantrum.
- Seek support for frequent dangerous aggression, prolonged distress, lost skills or problems across home and childcare. If a caregiver feels close to hurting the child, place the child somewhere safe and get immediate support from another adult or emergency services.