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My youngest was a tantrum-thrower when she arrived (at age 4). After "waiting-out" a couple that lasted 45+ minutes and included throwing up, I did a "time-out". I carried her into the bathroom, set her in the shower, turned the water on (cool) and suggested she "cool off and calm down". The cold water brought her out of the tantrum real fast! After drying off and changing clothes we were able to talk about why Mom said no. The next time a tantrum started, all I had to do is ask "Do you need to go cool off?" and it scaled back to a whine!
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