Have Your Kid Write an Angry Letter to Defuse a Tantrum

The most effective tool for staving off a tantrum? No, it’s not YouTube Kids as a distraction, or ice cream as a bribery offer, or a shower as a place to lock yourself in until the wails of “But I wanted to eat my soup with chopsticks!” subside. Instead, to help your kid get a handle on his emotions in the middle of a…