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I'm the pp you quoted. I was objecting to the statement, "My kids stopped tantrumming in their early toddler years, as did the kids of my friends, my siblings, my kids' classmates, etc." My response was, "You can speak for your kids, and possibly those of your very closest friends or siblings, if you're around the kids many hours a week. But beyond that, you really can't say." Perhaps what I should have said was, "You can speak to whether or not your kids routinely have tantrums, and possibly whether those of your very closest friends or siblings have tantrums. But beyond that, you really don't know whether kids are having tantrums at home or not."

Lots of things are not acceptable--such as elementary schoolers having tantrums--so their parents are not going to advertise the fact. Is it normal? I guess that's what OP was trying to find out by asking about parents' personal experiences with their kids. [/quote]

And, I'm the original PP you quoted.  If you read, my response was to a mom who said that she thought tantrumming in a 7 year old was normal because her kid did it.  I was disagreeing because of the many friends and relatives I know, no one's kids tantrum at that age.  If it were normal, then I would think that I would know at least one kid who tantrums at age 7.  [/quote]

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