Challenge
Tantrum triage
1/5
Before you start
There is no right answer here and nothing is scored. Each option says what usually happens next and why — you know your child and we don't. It is not advice, and it is not about a child who is being harmed or hurting themselves; that belongs with a health visitor, a GP or a paediatrician.
Supermarket, 5pm
A four-year-old wanted the cereal with the cartoon on it. The answer was no. They are now on the floor by the tills, screaming, and a queue of people is watching you.