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had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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After a child has a tantrum, the routine typically goes something like this: The parent gives them a timeout or sends them to their room.
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Caroline Fleck, Contributor, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
There were also marginally significant improvements in tantrums, stimming/perseveration, and cognition.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Thursday’s threat was just a bit of bluster from a president prone to tantrums — a one-off social media post that his more stable advisers will surely try to rein in to avoid an all-out panic.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
With her strategies, Anderson says that tantrums still happen, but not as often, and a little bit of imagination is often the fastest way through.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Fleck, Contributor, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
There were also marginally significant improvements in tantrums, stimming/perseveration, and cognition.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Thursday’s threat was just a bit of bluster from a president prone to tantrums — a one-off social media post that his more stable advisers will surely try to rein in to avoid an all-out panic.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
With her strategies, Anderson says that tantrums still happen, but not as often, and a little bit of imagination is often the fastest way through.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm 
: a fit of bad temper
Medical Definition
tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm
: a fit of bad temper
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