Mom Talk: Calming Temper Tantrums

In today's Redondo Mom column, Michelle Veale Borden . Her son Smith recently started throwing tantrums of his own.

Borden handles Smith's tantrums by riding them out and speaking "caveman" to him. After the tantrum has subsided, the pair talk about why he was upset.

How do you deal with temper tantrums? Do you try to reason with the child, or do you appease him? What do you do when someone else's child throws a tantrum? Tell us in the comments.