Taming Tantrums: Guiding Young Children Through Anger

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

This course provides early childhood professionals with foundational knowledge and practical strategies to understand, recognize, and effectively respond to anger in young children. Participants will learn how to teach children healthy coping mechanisms, build emotional literacy, create supportive environments, and collaborate with families to foster emotional regulation. Course length – 2.5 hours.

The course will help answer the following questions:

• What is anger?

• What is the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown?

• What are the developmental stages of anger?

• What are common triggers for anger in young children?

• What impact do adult responses have on children’s anger?

• How can I create a supportive environment? What activities can I do to help children with anger?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Identify common triggers and developmental reasons for anger in young children.

• Implement strategies to manage angry outbursts.

• Teach children an expanded emotional vocabulary and understand their feelings.

• Guide children in using healthy coping mechanisms for anger.