Sentences with phrase «edge of a tantrum»

«It's all right,» I said, sensing John was on the edge of a tantrum.

Several times per video he will start screaming for no real reason, less out of rage than excessive enthusiasm; nevertheless, it feels like he is perennially on the edge of a tantrum, like many child - kings before him.

Not exact matches

So, to help myself recover from being tipped over the tantrum - edge, this «parenting expert» is going to pour a glass of wine, chat with my sister, and completely ignore my children.

Because they're out there, the quasars, waiting in perfect patience and constancy at the edge of the universe, like parents on the edge of a sandpit, for us to finish our existential tantrum and reach out to them for support.

Right now, it feels a little like he is always on the edge of a «flare - up» (especially when it comes to wanting to make ALL of his own meals / snacks (with appliances and utensils he shouldn't use, and that consist of WAY too much of every ingredient) and then not eat any of them until * after * the tantrum, at which point he enthusiastically eats one of the choices * he * made, and often asks for seconds - bless his heart), so our hope is to limit his choices, and establish some daily rhythms and routines that will provide the framework for trust and bonding, which will create internal calmness and help ease the transition to his new life.