The Journey of Parenting

"I'm glad that you said that because I was horrified by the judgment that I would get the looks," she says. "It has taken me many years to get to this point, and sometimes I still feel it." The mother-of-three believes punishment is often the thing that will tip a tantrum into a meltdown. Her advice for parents of children who are having meltdowns: communicate what they're trying to tell you in some way.