Parent Interviews

A compilation of answers
received from parents -- The numbers
correspond to the same parents.
Can you see any patterns?

When do tantrums happen most (after nap, when hungry, etc)?

  1. Late afternoon
  2. Mid-Afternoon and before bed
  3. At the store & away from home
  4. Afternoons and evenings
  5. After lunch
  6. During transition times

How do you handle the tantrum?

  1. Ignore tantrum, make sure she's not hungry, tired, etc.
  2. Find out what they want
  3. Spank them and put them in a chair
  4. Time-out and take away toys
  5. Give them a toy and ignore them
  6. Give warnings and concrete signals, sequences of events that are consistent.

What do you do to avoid tantrums?

  1. Establish rules and stick to them.  i.e. "No candy in store today."
  2. Make her take a nap
  3. Try not to take her anywhere
  4. Nothing
  5. Nothing
  6. Most often leave the room/ignore.  If it can't be ignored put him in his crib and tell him "I'll be back to get you when you are happy and nice again"

How do you handle a public tantrum?

  1. Don't give in to demands, exit as quickly as possible
  2. Spank
  3. Spank in the bathroom of store
  4. Leave store or spank
  5. Ignore it
  6. Leave and sit in the car until he's done or just go home.

On average, how many tantrums does your child have per week?

  1. 1-2 per week
  2. 15
  3. 10
  4. 15
  5. 7
  6. Depends
    7.

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