Originally Posted by no5no5
She wails, "I CHANGED MY MIND. I DIDN'T WANT MILK, BUT YOU GOT ME MILK ANYWAY. I WANTED WATER, BUT YOU GOT ME MILK, NOT WATER. I DON'T WANT THAT MILK." Ugh, ugh, ugh. It is so hard to stay calm when someone is yelling at you. And if you don't stay calm it'll be far, far worse.

Earplugs work wonders in a situation like that. They're a great treatment for tantrum-induced stress.

All three of my kids are strong-willed, with #1 and #3 being the hardest to contend with. #2 has a super-sunny personality. This kind of translates into him being much more reasonable when he takes his you-can-stand-me-up-at-the-gates-of-Hell-and-I-won't-back-down stances.

Val