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[quote=Anonymous]There’s a lot of really good advice here. I liked what the foster parent said about scaffolding and introducing flexibility/choice. Here’s what helped me handle tantrums with my kids. I noticed that they struggled with transitions, like not wanting to leave a place to go home for example. I found that setting up expectations about what we were going to do/what was going to happen/what I expected of them was helpful. I’d give them information in manageable chunks and get their cooperation up front. I think that gives kids more of a sense of control and understating and is more likely to be a calm experience than just telling them what to do and expecting cooperation.

The other things that helped were giving them downtime after school, getting them outside to play, having some one on one time, and trying to focus on them getting enough sleep. Also maintaining a sense of humor (it can help break a kid out of a meltdown) and generally trying to be calm and not get riled up. [/quote]

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