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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
tantrums
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by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Jan 12, 2009 07:37PM
, Jan 12, 2009 07:37PM
When children are calm, not in a tantrum, and announce some intention to harm themselves, it may be a cause for concern. But when such comments occur during a tantrum they generally do not indicate a desire for self-harm. By their very nature tantrums are not rational episodes. They represent out-of-control emotional states and comments made during them are not serious intentions.
