50 Shades of MOM

Okay fellow moms, check this out for #funFriday.  Which of these 50 Shades of Mom are you feeling today???

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Food and Learning?

by Kristin Miller on 04/18/16

Yes - we love learning with food.  I mean, come on, how many times growing up were you allowed to paint with your yogurt???  Super fun!

From painting with our applesauce and ketchup, to smearing our yogurt, coloring on tortillas, learning the colors with our fruit loops cereal, scooping up rice, and making letters with our cheese and crackers.  There are endless opportunities to learn using food.  It is so practical and easy; and the best thing, the kids LOVE it (because they get to eat their "homework" - literally!)

5 Foods to Easily Learn with at Any Home:

1. Tortilla or Bread - Have your child build their fine-motor skills to tear the pieces apart.  Then, color on them!

2.  Thick Liquids or Foods as Sauce (Ketchup, Yogurt, Applesauce, Mustard, Jelly, ect) - Just for some messy fun, let your child finger-paint (or use a paintbrush) to smear these fun sauces around on thick white paper!

3. Foods you can Cook (spaghetti noodles, rice, ect.) - After they have cooled off, throw some noodles in a bucket (or rice).  Give your child a cup, fork, and a spoon to stir.  Creative imagination and pretend play will be sure to keep your child busy as they make some spaghetti or rice for you!

4. Snack Time Foods - Like crackers and cubed cheese - Use these to teach tons of learning skills, like letters, numbers, counting, and making shapes.  Check out our other blog post specifically for ideas HERE.  

5. Breakfast Time Foods - Using a variety of cereals to teach learning concepts, such as colors, counting, making letters, and using to build fine-motor skills and literacy awareness!

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Learning with Home-Made Tools

Teachers, parents, and nannies .... teaching your child is easy and interactive with this "outside of the box" thoughtful idea!  You can vary it in many different unique ways, for any age, to teach multiple concepts, anywhere at anytime!

Watch our Videos for an interactive experience of HOW-TO TEACH this Lesson Plan 

Video 1

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Lesson Plan:  Learning Literacy using Home-Made Tools

Age Range - 1 to 5 years old

Cognitive Learning Focus Areas:  Literacy, Math, Language development, Early reading readiness, Fine-motor skills, Hand-eye coordination

Author:  Kristin Miller, M. Ed. Founder www.eteachingme.com 

Materials needed:
Paper towel roll
Black magic marker
Long white art paper (or poster board) cut into strips (about 1 1/2 feet long and 1 inch wide)

What to do:
1. PARENTS ONLY - Pre-Create the "Language Tool" before teaching lesson to child.   Using a knife (to start the square holes) and then scissors, cut 4 squares out on one side of a paper towel roll.
2. Cut long strips of paper (about 1 1/2 feet in length and 1 inch wide) out.  Multiple strips desired for however many learning concepts you wish to teach.
2. Create "language strips" by writing different teaching concepts on each strip.  See ideas below for what to create and teach child.
3. Line up the strips of paper, following the same length apart as the 4 square holes on the paper towel roll, and write whatever concept you want your child to learn in that same spot.  Do so in a way that when the child pulls the paper through to "read" what's inside each hole, they can see what is written through the holes easily, so that it all measures up accurately.  See pictures as an example.
4. Sit with your child and learn together; using different "language strips" to teach specific concepts.
5. Let your child put the "language strips" in the paper towel roll, and "learn freely" to teach you what they may see in the holes, or you help guide child to teach the concepts.

Ideas for "Language Strips":
* Alphabet letters to build words
* Numbers
* Shapes
* Sentence - story telling pictures and/or words combine
* Sequence of event pictures
* Child's letters in their name
* Emotion pictures
* Colors
* Counting amounts (# of dots for children to count)

Elf on the Shelf Ideas and Teaching Tools

Do you do Elf on the Shelf??? Check out our calendar of ideas to hide Elf and use him to teach your children at the same time!  An original, creative, and one-of-a-kind calendar for anyone to use in December, for all ages!

Please GO HERE to view the calendar larger and print to use!  Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

Moms VS Dads

Alright people....here is the real TRUTH behind what goes into a Moms VS Dads daily routine.  To the MOMS out there, we are so awesome!  Dads, you are too, in your own unique kinda way.

 




Just for fun....and a reality laugh for my fellow mommies out there....lets take a look!  Keep in mind to our dear ol' husbands, WHY we are so tired at the end of the day....why we DON'T want to be romantic, intimate, or seem to find someway to b*tch about things....no clue what for??? But, we do love you....

BUT DON'T WORRY DADS, this daily schedule could also be vice versa for some families.....where good ol' DAD plays some, if not all, of the "MOM" roles too!

READ, LAUGH...........RELATE..........
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Moms Daily Schedule (for the SUPER MOMMAS - that stay at home AND/OR work)

Wake up
Make your bed
Take a shower
Use the restroom
Do hair, make-up, brush teeth
Get dressed
Make coffee
Eat breakfast
Pick up some things around the house (blankets, toys, dishes in kitchen, clothes laying around, ect.)
Take pets out to potty (if you have them)
Kids wake up (sometimes crying)
Help kids make their beds
Have/help them go potty
Get them dressed
Brush their teeth
Brush their hair
Feed them breakfast
Feed the pets (if you have them)
** Stay-at-home moms - ALL DAY of PLAY, CLEANING, PARK, ERRANDS, GROCERY STORE, FEEDING KIDS, PLAY, DEALING WITH TANTRUMS, CHECK MAIL, GO TO APPOINTMENTS, AND CLEANING...AGAIN)
** Working moms
Get their back-packs ready
Get their lunches and/or snack bags ready
Walk kids to car
Get kids in car
Turn on car
Drive them to school (may be more than one location)
Drive to work
Work a full 8 hour day shift
** Stay-at-home and working moms continued schedule
Drive to pick up kids from school (may be more than one location)
Stop somewhere to get them a drink and snack (because they are STARVING when you pick them up from school it seems like every single day....)
Take the kids to their events:  Soccer, Karate, Dance, Cheerleading, Music class, Gym, Football, Ect.... (sadly, some days may be 1 or 2 different places and events depending on how many kids you have and the schedule of them)
Drive home
Check and get the mail
Get kids out of car
Put book bags, purse, work stuff, kids school work away
Have/help kids go potty
Do homework
Open the mail
Use the restroom
Prepare dinner
Make dinner
Answer the phone
Do some minor daily errands around house (dishes, sweep, pick up toys, laundry, dust/wipe down tables or counters, water plants, take out trash, go to the grocery store if needed)
Get table ready for dinner and serve it to each person in family
Sit down to eat dinner
Clean up kitchen/dishes from dinner
Have/help kids go potty
Have/help kids clean their bedrooms with toys all over the place
Get kids a bath
Brush their teeth
Comb their hair
Get PJS on kids
Have/help kids go potty
Read kids a story or sit down and play with them EACH for 10 minutes because they desperately want your attention and DESERVE it!
Continue with minor house errands (wipe down bathrooms, pick up toys, laundry)
Watch TV or have some "personal down time" to enjoy something you look forward to because YOU DESERVE it!
Have/help kids go potty
Put kids to bed - lights out!
Get belongings prepared for tomorrow's work day (if need be)
Get kids clothes for school tomorrow picked out and ready
Do personal duties - like pay bills, prepare mail to be sent out, make dr. appointments for week/next day, return phone calls, check emails/texts/Facebook, update the weekly family activity calendar of events...
Take a bath (optional at this point)

Get your PJs on and get comfortable

Brush your teeth

Use the restroom

Put yourself to bed
Sleep
Toss and turn thinking about everything you have to do tomorrow....
Sleep
.......
Do it all over again the next day!

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Dads Daily Schedule (for the hard-working dads out there!)

Wake up
Take a shower
Do hair, shave, brush teeth
Get dressed
Make coffee
Eat breakfast
Walk to car
Turn on car
Drive to work
Work a full 8-10 hour day shift
Drive home
Put away work stuff
Help take out the trash
Help water the grass and plants (every other day, and only if, you dont have a sprinkler system)
Sit down to eat dinner
Read kids a story or sit down and play with them each for 10 minutes because they desperately want your attention and DESERVE it!
Watch TV or have some "personal down time" because dad just got done working a full day and he DESERVES it!  *wink to my fellow mommies out there*
Brush your teeth
Take a bath (if you feel like it)
Get your PJs on and get comfortable
Check your email/texts/Facebook, help with paying bills, checking mail, returning phone calls
Get belongings prepared for tomorrow's work day (if need be)
Put yourself to bed
Sleep
.......
Do it again tomorrow!

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Now THIS is REAL LIFE  with KIDS - tantrums, messes, and FUN as always...

  

10 Ways to use Play Dough for Learning

Ever wonder how you can use play dough to learn with your child? Here is a list of verbs to use when teaching your infant, toddler, or preschooler.  Below this list are 10 FUN and EASY ways to use play dough as a learning tool, as well!  Enjoy...and we love sharing ideas, if you have an interesting way to use play dough for learning with your child, please tell us in a comment below!

10 Ways to use Play Dough as a Learning Tool:

1. Use it to make big and small balls, teaching the concept of size.

2. Make creatures out of it and have your child (or you for an infant) use describing words to explain what you created, why, and its characteristics such as color, size, and features!

3. Use play dough to make shapes!

4. Use play dough to make letters!

5. Use play dough to spell out your child's name and teach them the letters in it!

6. Use play dough to teach colors.

7. Use play dough to teach sorting skills.

8. Use a ball and play dough to flatten out, building hand-eye coordination and motor skills.

9. Use play dough to practice tracing letters!

10.  Allow child to free-play with play dough; play is how learning occurs!

Writing from Babies to Preschool

Early writing skills can and should be taught as early as 6 months of age. Here I break down specific concepts you can begin teaching your child at each age range to help build early writing readiness skills.  Writing involves fine-motor skills; therefore, teaching grasping, pinching, tearing, and holding are all key components to begin with early on.

6 months - 1 year

A child should and can learn:

* How to grab something

* How to hold an object

* How to switch an object between both hands

* How to recognize their name when heard

* How to pick an object up with a two-finger pincher-grasp

* How to hold a crayon and make small strokes on a sheet of white paper

* How to be aware for objects and pictures they see in a book to those they may see in their real-life environment (such as a chair, book, apple, cup, shirt, shoes)

* How to put objects in holes

* How to see an object in front of them and be able to grab at it

* Letter awareness

1 year - 2 years

A child should and can learn:

* How to hold a crayon or maker with a full-fisted grasp

* How to recognize their name when heard and responds to it

* How to begin recognizing the letters in their name (print awareness)

* How to recognize objects in a book to those they see in real-life and may be able to name them (such as a table, chair, shoes, socks, cup, book, or toy)

* How to hold a crayon and make strokes on a sheet of white paper 

* How to push/pull, open/close, twist/turn, pinch, tear, and squeeze objects

* How to peel stickers up

* Letter awareness and awareness for letters in their name

2 years- 3 years

A child should and can learn:

* How to hold a crayon or pencil with a fisted-grasp or pincher-grasp

* How to scribble color on a sheet of paper

* How to recognize their name when written out

* How to say the letters in their name (spelling it out)

* How to recognize pictures in a story book and say what they see

* How to hold scissors properly

* How to bead, lace, tear, peel, poke, pinch, tape, glue, and sort objects

* Letter recognition for the letters in their name

* How to trace letters in their name written in yellow high lighter on a white sheet of paper

* How to trace lines

* Associate letters to matching letters they may see (Such as the letter "A" and "A" seen in a book)

* Print-awareness (This is a good idea to label areas in your house that are commonly used the child would recognize and understand:  Such as the "door, window, TV, sink, bathtub, toilet, bed, and refrigerator)  You can also label toy buckets in their closet so they can begin associating what is inside of them, to the name in print:  Such as "Legos, Blocks, Cars, Dolls, or Puzzles")

Preschool

3 years and Up

A child should and can learn:

* How to hold a crayon or pencil with a two-finger pincher-grasp

* How to color inside of the lines

* How to write the letters in their own name

* How to recognize and say the letters in their own name

* How to recognize their name when seen in print

* How to read an easy storybook or repeat reading after parent

* How to cut with scissors

* How to use glue in moderation

* How to trace letters and words written in yellow high lighter on a white sheet of paper

* How to make letter associations and word associations.  Such as saying, "Look, there is a "B" like the letter "B" in my name" while they are reading a story with you

* Recognition for the letters in the alphabet (A-Z)

* Letter-sound recognition

* How letters make up words and words make up sentences (concepts of print)

* That writing is connected with reading:  Teach child how to write letters/words they may see in a book

9 DIFFERENT Father's Day Ideas

We love our DADS - and thank you for all that you do!

Children are thankful for their dads because…

1. They teach them right from wrong.

2. They are a provider and role-model.

3. They protect them and keep them safe.

4. They do “man-stuff” with them, like hunting, fishing, golf, and watching sports!

5. They love their mom.

6. They treat them with love and care.

7. They let them get away with more than mom! =)

9 FUN ACTIVITIES to do for DAD on FATHER'S DAY!

1. "Donuts for Dad!" - Have your child set up the breakfast table with a plate of fresh donuts and cup of coffee before dad gets up on Sunday.

2. Take your child to a craft store like Michael's.  Find a solid colored tie (like white or light blue) and buy it.  Take it home and let your child draw on it using permanent markers!  Help them write their name and "I love you dad" phrase on it.  Give to him on Father's Day to wear - silly, yet cute and home-made which makes it even more special!

* For Infants - you can do this same activity, but use finger paint and help your infant dip their thumb into the paint and onto the tie making finger print dots! Make sure to let tie dry completely before giving to dad to wear!

3. Have child write dad a letter, note, or draw him a picture.

4. Throw a surprise BBQ party on Sunday for dad! Buy some hot dogs, drinks, and chips, have someone take dad away for a few hours so your children can help you decorate the house, and plan a time to surprise dad with a party!

5. Make up a short song with your child.  Sing it together to dad on Father's Day.  Idea?  Here's our song!  *Sung to the tune of Where is Thumb-kin*

"We love daddy, we love daddy.

Yes we do.  Yes we do.

You're the best dad and you're so rad.

Yes you are.  Yes you are!"

6. Just for INFANTS:  Using washable paint and white paper, cover their hands in paint and make prints on the paper.  Date it and write this fun phrase:

"Daddy, these little hands are mine.

I use them all the time.

To give you hugs and say...

Happy Father's Day!"

7. Have your child help dad by washing his car (or truck, of course) on Sunday.

8. Have your child help you make cookies or brownies for (or WITH) dad on Father's Day!

9. OUR FAVORITE!!!!  Have your child cut out all of dads favorite things out of a magazine, such as pictures of cars/trucks, tools, sports, fishing, camping, or electronics.  Help your child to glue the pictures on a sheet of white paper, making a "Things Dad Loves" collage.  Give to him on Sunday and have child talk with dad about all of the things he loves!  Like Father Like Child - getting to know each other so well!

4 Ways to Raise Prosperous Children

My son will be three and a half on July 14th.  We enrolled him in Karate lessons about a month ago.  Best choice made to date.  Some may think, "at 3 years old that is kind of a hard concept for them to grasp and takes a lot of hand-eye coordination skills, not to mention listening and patience."  Guess what?  Yes it does...and there's nothing wrong with that!  We love it...and for a 3 year old, perfect!  He does great too, and looks stinkin' cute!

His karate instructor, Master Culin, is outstanding.  Structured, positive, guiding, and most importantly, a true role-model.  He teaches many words of wisdom to parents about how to raise and prepare successful children that do take lessons for "life", that I thought would be nice to share with the world.

Decisions:  The sum total of everything we do in our lives.   "The true "self-defense" that we should teach our children should be summed up as giving our children the tools to make better "decisions" in their lives."

4 Ways to Raise Prosperous Children

True Knowledge from the Karate Master himself

Written in part by:  Mr. Joseph Culin, Chief Master Instructor, ACMA Certified

1.  Understand what "self-defense" is to teach our children how to defend themselves in life.  "Real self-defense is protecting our kid against potential hazards that happen daily."  Below are several types of self-defense we need to monitor and equip our children with the knowledge to keep them safer in life.

* Drug self-defense
* Alcohol self-defense
* Bully self-defense
* Tobacco self-defense
* Emotional self-defense
* Peer-pressure self-defense
* Intimidation self-defense
* Procrastination self-defense
* Mediocrity self-defense
* Physical self-defense
* And the list goes on and on...

2.  The power of forced habits!  Good or bad, beginning at birth, habits are forced on us.  Such as brushing our teeth, not talking to strangers, or eating good food.  When you are forced into a habit, it sticks with you. We have to "make a habit of safety."  "It is important to take the time to instill new habits that our children will have for life."  I love this quote Master Culin says in his Karate booklet about forcing our kids into good habits.  He quotes:

"When I was younger, I didn't want to go to swim lessons and threw a tantrum.  My mom literally had to restrain me in the car.  She FORCED me to learn this new habit and not give in to my complaints.  Her brilliant words:  "LISTEN YOUNG MAN, I ALMOST DROWNED SO I AM MAKING YOU GO TO YOUR SWIM LESSON.  YOU WILL THANK ME SOME DAY. NOW, I CAN BE YOUR FRIEND OR I CAN BE YOUR PARENT.  I CHOOSE TO BE YOUR PARENT AND MAKE YOU GO. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU ARE 20, 30, AND 40 YEARS OLD, WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO BE FRIENDS."

Genius words I think.

3.  "Successful people do things that the unsuccessful people won't!  Most people go home at night, turn on the TV and engaged in activities that don't help shape their futures.  They engaged in TENSION RELIEVING rather than GOAL SETTING activities."  Teach your child to have a goal, do it, and stick with it beginning at an early age.  Like 3, going to Karate class!

4. Action is the key!  "Persistence on a worthy goal will bring opportunities in front of you, but it is ACTION that will pull them in your life and make them yours!"  

My child BITES! What do I do???

Yes, this is a true statement in our family! My daughter, who is 19 months, loves to BITE!  When she is upset or frustrated, watch out!  Our son, who is now 3 and 1/2 never had this "agenda" to bite.  This is ALL new for us as parents to deal with, and may I say, it is a hard thing to break a young child of doing.

You are not alone parents!  I will give you a few different simple techniques and tips to help your child learn that biting is not a good choice, and how to redirect them so that biting is no longer an option!

Causes of Biting:

Biting is usually a discovery learning technique that begins around 1 year of age.  It is during the time of teething and "everything in their mouth" stage which are both normal behaviors.  For children with minimal verbal skills, certain triggers (such as a child being frustrated because another child took their toy away) make biting a primitive form of communication for young children.  After 2-3 years of age, it then becomes a deliberate learned behavior.  It is best to stop and prevent it from happening early and at the beginning stages.

A Few Tips:

Step 1:  Establish a RULE.  Whenever you see your child biting, always redirect using words to explain. Parent would say:  "We do not bite.  That hurts people. We only bite food."

Step 2:  Remove the child who is the biter away from the situation.  Redirect as necessary.

Step 3:  Always be consistent in your approach to redirecting your child when biting occurs.  State to child "it is not a good choice, we do not bite, it hurts people," and begin engaging them in something else to redirect their attention from what, or who, they were wanting to bite.

Step 4:  If they have a urge to always want to bite, give them a teething toy that is dedicated for them to use to bite on when they are feeling the need to bite.

Step 5:  Show them that biting hurts.  Kids learn through experience and their senses.  Therefore, biting is a way of learning for them.  Feeling what biting is will help a young child learn that "the experience" of biting may not be desirable anymore. Model how biting hurts on yourself.

Step 6:  Build their vocabulary.  While saying "we do not bite" as you are correcting your child from biting someone or something that should not be, touch their mouth with your finger so they can learn through senses that the word "bite" means "using their mouths."  You can also show your child (modeling) what "biting" is by making your mouth do the motion while you are saying "no bite."

Step 7:  Give consequences.  As your child gets a little older (2 and up), and they are still wanting to bite, set an expectation that if they are to bite someone or something they are not supposed to, they will be given a consequence such as time-out (1 minute per age of child) or they will have to leave the play-date because they were biting their friends.

Step 8:  Do not worry!  Most children do grow out of the habit of biting by 3 years of age, if not earlier.  As mentioned before, biting is a way for a young child to learn and experience.  They do not have the comprehension at such a young age to understand that their actions (biting) causes hurtful reactions (mark, bruise, or breaking of the skin on someone).

Step 9:  Prevention:  The best time to stop a biting behavior from becoming a habit is when it first starts.  Be sure not to laugh when he/she bites and that no one treats it like a game.  Never give-in to your child's demands because of biting.

JUST REMEMBER THE MOST IMPORTANT TIP TO REDIRECTING A BITER:  Always teach them WHY we do not bite (it is not a good choice) and HOW it feels (it hurts).  For a young child consistently hearing and learning these two things, will help their process of growth to understand the negative consequences behind biting.

5 Ways to Deal with TANTRUMS!

Tantrums:  A way for a young child to let out frustration or a feeling of anger.  

As parents, we all have had to deal with our set of tantrums.  Most say it is "terrible twos" and some say "oh no no no, it is "terrible three's".  Though really, it is NOT terrible at all, if you know how to handle the twos and threes stages of development.  First you need to know HOW a young child learns, then understand the WHY.  Knowing both of these things as a parent, will help you DEAL with the tantrum and figure out ways to stop it or solve it.

HOW a young child learns:
Children learn by doing.  They learn by experiencing.  A young child figures out their life around them by being involved in the process.  If they get upset, what do they know how to do?  Nothing really, but react.  A reaction could be throwing a tantrum.  This is because they do not have the tools yet necessary to express their frustration and anger in a mature way.  A young child thinks: "If I throw a tantrum, mommy and daddy will see that I am upset, and they love me and will help me."  That is why it is our job as parents to give them the tools to learn and understand how to react to their frustration and anger in  other ways, other than throwing tantrums.  We have to teach them why tantrums are NOT okay, and how to express themselves in an acceptable manner.  This is the experience that WE as PARENTS have to set for our children, to build life-long learning skills.

WHY a young child reacts in such a way:

They crave for attention.  They love you.  They want you to pay attention to their needs, as much as they need you to.  Therefore, giving into tantrums allows the child to feed into that attention, resulting in making the tantrums worse later on in life and not allowing for the child to learn the life-long lesson of  "just because you throw a fit, doesn't always mean you're going to get your way."

Here are 5 options for dealing with tantrums so you can raise successful, resilient life-long learners.

1.  Ignore the tantrum!!!

Unless your child is in harm or an environment that is unsafe, ignoring the behavior is a great solution.  It does not feed into the attention that they crave, which for a tantrum, is negative attention.  Rather, giving them neither negative or positive attention for the tantrum will teach them that undesired behavior is a waste of their time because it does not allow for positive time with mommy and daddy.

2.  State your expectations!!!

Once the tantrum starts, say what you mean, short and sweet and fast!  Such as:  "This behavior is not okay. When you calm down, we can talk about why you are upset!"  Don't forget parents, it is a GREAT idea to talk to your 2 year old in "an adult-like" way.  Speak to them like mini-adults.  Use big words to set expectations.  I always tell my parents of students:  "If you treat them like mini-adults, they will act like mini-adults.  If you treat it like a baby, they will act like a baby."  This doesn't mean they are not babies, they are only 2 years old!  But, for desired behavior, setting higher expectations for your child, is actually a gift to them.

3.  Redirection!

Depending on what your child is throwing a tantrum about, if it is something minor (like wanting a toy at the store and you choosing not to buy it for them); redirect child to take their focus elsewhere.  Such as saying: "we can not buy the toy, but you can help me put the groceries on the checkout and EARN a piece of candy by helping."

4.  Role-Modeling

Teach your child by SHOWING them how to handle their frustrations by using techniques to calm down.  Such as breathing in and out with their mouths, sitting down and talking about their feelings ("using your words"), or using a soft object to squeeze on (pillow, ball) to release frustration physically.  Remember, these techniques are best to teach before a tantrums occurs, not during the tantrum.  If your child is in the middle of throwing a tantrum, state your expectations to child and then ignore it.  When they are done and calmed down, then use these techniques to teach.

5.  Explain to child and Consistency

Talk with your child about WHY a tantrum is not okay with you and ways to express themselves when they are upset or frustrated.  Be consistent when every tantrum occurs.  Eventually, if you ignore your child's tantrums long enough and teach them ways to handle their frustrations, they will have learned how to be self-sufficient in handling their own emotions and will have built respect for you as their parents to talk about their feelings, getting positive attention from you, rather than immaturely throw a fit to get your attention.

"It is better to raise children who know how to make mistakes, and learn from those; rather than know how to make mistakes and be pitied for them."