Meghan Leahy The Washington Post

The tantrum is a natural outcome of frustration, so why would you expect that it wouldn't happen? Furthermore, why would you want to stop it?

My second-grader has started resisting doing homework. I am unsure what approach to take while also giving him time to relax and play.

I am wondering how to handle my 3-year-old son, who only wants to wear his 5-year-old sister's dresses and clothes. If I insist that he wear his clothes, he gets upset and breaks down in sobs and says that he wants to be pretty.

The tantrum is a natural outcome of frustration, so why would you expect that it wouldn't happen? Furthermore, why would you want to stop it?

My second-grader has started resisting doing homework. I am unsure what approach to take while also giving him time to relax and play.

I am wondering how to handle my 3-year-old son, who only wants to wear his 5-year-old sister's dresses and clothes. If I insist that he wear his clothes, he gets upset and breaks down in sobs and says that he wants to be pretty.