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[quote=Anonymous]It alright to let him cry.  When that happens, I very calmly say something like,  "It's not fun to sit in time-out, is it?  Next time, [do such-and-such, behave nicely, etc.] and you will be able to keep playing and having fun."  I speak very calmly and not too loud.  Sometimes the kid will stop crying just to hear what I'm saying.  As a consequence, the kids listen to me much more than to the parents.  I wish that wasn't the case, but it is.

I recently read somewhere that many tantrums are the result of the child not yet having the verbal capacity to express themselves.  I've started verbalize what they seem to be going through in order to acknowledge that I know where they are coming from.  "I know you want that toy.  But Suzie is playing with it now.  You can have it when she's done.  It's tough to wait, but you'll get a turn."  or "You want a cookie now, but it's too close to dinner.  If you eat your dinner, then you'll get dessert.  If you don't like the veggies, just eat them first so you will be done."  I don't know if it works for every kid, but it does for my charges.[/quote]

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