Indiana University

Dealing With Toddler Tantrums

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Air date: March 20, 2011

Host: Kathy Miller, MD

Mental Health Pediatrics
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Interview: John Medina, PhD, developmental molecular biologist
Director, Brain Center for Applied Learning Research, Seattle Pacific University



Every parent of a toddler has witnessed a child's frustration build up and explode into a tantrum.

Brain researcher John Medina, PhD, says that even in the most trying situation, a child’s tantrum can be used as a "teachable moment." Medina is the author of "Brain Rules for Babies."

John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine. He also directs the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University.