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[quote=Anonymous]I have 2 kids similar to yours. The current 3 year old will tantrum for maybe 2 minutes and then wants a hug and is over it. My eldest, now 4.5, would tantrum for forever - 20, 30, 40 minutes - and violently. We'd take him to his room and sit with him, and he would try whatever he could to hurt us - pinch, kick, bite, scream, throw things. We'd have to hold him in our arms to prevent injury. If we left him, he'd get more angry and throw things at the walls and doors. It has lessened greatly since he's turned 4. He is just a very emotional, very reactive, very sensitive kid. Has been since birth. You just have to hold on and weather the storm. For us, time outs and isolation made it worse, so while sitting with him was unpleasant (and infuriating, to be honest), it was the best of our options. My DH and I would switch off, though, because I could only handle the violence and screaming for so long before I got angry, too.[/quote]
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