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Jilly’s Terrible Temper Tantrums – New Children’s Book To Make Meltdowns More Manageable

April 24, 2017 by Amy Knight

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Do you have a sweet little child who sometimes throws terrible temper tantrums? Then, you’re going to love this new children’s book…

Jilly’s Terrible Temper Tantrums And How She Outgrew Them is the sequel to the award winning book Mommy, Daddy, I Had A Bad Dream, from Martha Heinemann Pieper, Ph.D. One of our new contributors, Amy Knight, is here to share how this book arrived at exactly the perfect time for her and her sweet, yet tantrum-throwing, two year old. This post is sponsored, so extra thanks for reading and sharing. Keep reading for a chance to win 1 of 10 copies of the book!

Jillys Terrible Temper Tantrums

Jilly is a happy kangaroo that, from time to time, has some really terrible temper tantrums. Children will be familiar with the scenarios the author portrays as Jilly gets upset about not being included, not getting her way, and not getting exactly what she wants. As Jilly throws these terrible fits, her parents help her through them in a loving way. Eventually, Jilly learns to understand her emotions, ask for help, and grows out of her terrible temper tantrums.

This is a great short read with bright and fun illustrations that even young children can enjoy.

Jilly Terrible Tantrums


 

I have an almost two-year-old girl, August. She can be the sweetest thing you have ever met. Lately, she has really gotten into hugging, snuggling, and saying, “Mommy I love you.” You know, in her own words which sounds more like, “Mommy, I wubbb you.” Probably the sweetest thing a momma can hear from her baby girl.

Although, my precious girl can be super sweet, she has also started the “wonderful” terrible twos.

Let me just paint you a picture…

A few weekends back, one of our favorite stores was having a moving sale, and we decided the deals were worth the 1.5 hour trip. Bright and early Saturday morning, we headed to the store and August fell asleep in the car. We had to wake her up when we got there, and she was happy for approximately five minutes until she became THAT kid.

Freaking out, throwing herself on the floor, you know – the child you swore you would never have when you saw other kids at stores having meltdowns.

I looked at the other moms for comfort, like, you’ve all been here before, right?  Right?  Anyone?  I was secretly waiting for someone to shoot me an understanding look. Crickets… I literally didn’t know what to do as she normally doesn’t behave this way.

We tried bribing her with healthy cookies (that worked for five minutes), walking her around the store, playing with toys. Literally nothing worked until we took her outside to walk around. As soon as we got close to the store’s doors, the tantrums started again.

Eventually, we left the store, and went to an outlet mall… we won’t even start talking about all of those crazy tantrums. 

Jilly

The funny thing was, when we finally made our way back home from the store, I had the Jilly’s Terrible Temper Tantrums And How She Outgrew Them book sitting on our porch.

What perfect timing! Here I was, exhausted from a crazy day of terrible tantrums, and I had no idea how to deal with them.

Jilly's Terrible Tantrums

Jilly’s Terrible Temper Tantrums And How She Outgrew Them is not only great for children, but it also helps parents understand some effective, loving ways to deal with their child’s terrible tantrums.

The parents in the story do not get upset with Jilly, but rather talk with her, show her love and understanding, and help her through her terrible tantrum. Eventually, rather than just getting upset and throwing a huge fit, she learns to describe her feelings and ask for help.

This story can give all parents hope that our children’s tantrums will not last forever. And one day, they will grow out of them.

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Would you like to win a copy of Jilly’s Terrible Temper Tantrums And How She Outgrew Them?

We are giving away 10 copies to lucky readers from the US and Canada.

Leave us a comment letting us know how old your children are and if they ever have temper tantrums. Then complete your entry using the entry form below.

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Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributor, Amy Knight. Amy blogs about crafts, gardening, all things frugal, real food recipes (usually healthy :), and random things from her crazy life at A Blossoming Life.

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58 Comments

  1. Billie R says

    May 13, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    My son is 20 and still has them every once in awhile. I think we all do! 😉

    Reply
  2. Philip Lawrence says

    May 13, 2017 at 1:03 pm

    She is 4 now and does not yet have temper tantrums.

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  4. Kathy Pease says

    May 13, 2017 at 9:54 am

    My granddaughter is 18 months and yes she has the occasional tantrums

    Reply
  5. Carl White says

    May 13, 2017 at 7:00 am

    Leave us a comment letting us know how old your children are and if they ever have temper tantrums.

    1,3,5,7,9,11,13 and 17 and no, they are not allowed.

    Reply
  6. Janine H says

    May 13, 2017 at 2:02 am

    I have a 2 yr old and a 35 yr old, and unfortunately, both have tantrums

    Reply
  7. Stephanie Liske says

    May 13, 2017 at 12:44 am

    my kids are 15 & 14. they have had lots of tantrums.

    Reply
  8. Laurie Emerson says

    May 12, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    I follow you on Instagram.

    Reply
  9. Laurie Emerson says

    May 12, 2017 at 10:18 pm

    My son has had temper tantrums. I hold him close and then talk softly to him. That always calms him down.

    Reply
  10. Kimberly Keithline says

    May 12, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    I dont have any little children but I have 3 small grandchildren 7. 4 and 1

    Reply
  11. Chrisy Beason says

    May 12, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    My son just turned 3 and he has had some temper tantrums.

    Reply
  12. susan smoaks says

    May 11, 2017 at 1:20 pm

    yes my children have temper tantrums. we all do from time to time if i am being honest.

    Reply
  13. Linda says

    May 10, 2017 at 10:46 pm

    My son is two years old now and he does have temper tantrums.

    Reply
  14. chris hoey says

    May 8, 2017 at 12:37 am

    My grand son is 6 and has started with some epic tantrums since starting schoo and stuffl.

    Reply
  15. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard says

    May 7, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    my kids are olde but I would use the book with my little ones at work

    Reply
  16. Jill Rivera says

    May 7, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    My granddaughter just turn two and the tantrum are here.

    Reply
  17. Lori Walker says

    May 7, 2017 at 9:07 am

    Three – and yes…. without a nap, you’ll get a tantrum.

    Reply
  18. Heather MacNaughton says

    May 6, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    My son is 5 and has started with some epic tantrums since starting school.

    Reply
  19. Diane Hamel says

    May 6, 2017 at 9:02 am

    I work with small children and most of them have tantrums

    Reply
  20. Emily R. says

    May 5, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    My children are older, but this would be a neat gift for my nieces & nephew who are 2, 3 & 5 years old.

    Reply
  21. Tina Solomon says

    May 4, 2017 at 10:05 pm

    My grand daughter is 5 and she has temper tantrums every day….

    Reply
  22. Katy says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    Our daughter is now three. She really didn’t have any “terrible two” problems, but our pediatrician warned us that sometimes they start around three and can be worse. Boy, was she right! Lately anything can set her off or not. It’s confusing and frustrating. I really do my best to ignore the anger and swoop in when I note she’s becomiusad and ask her if she needs a hug. It works most times, but we still have to get through it. I’m hoping this will phase out soon. She’s a great kid overall.

    Reply
  23. Lauren U says

    May 3, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    My kids are 4 and 14 months. And yes, there have been tantrums!

    Reply
  24. Gillian Morgan says

    May 3, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    Sophie is 6 and she has grown out of temper tantrums for the most part.

    Reply
  25. Katherine s says

    May 2, 2017 at 4:16 pm

    I have 3 kids….age 2 months, 2 years old and 4 years old. I have experienced tantrums with the 2 older ones and I’m sure I’ll experience tantrums with the 2 month old.

    Reply
  26. Valerie Mabrey says

    May 2, 2017 at 1:42 pm

    My little granddaughter is 17 months old and she is just figuring out how to master the tantrum. She laughs at herself when she is mad so she has not quite got the idea of it yet, lol

    Reply
  27. Carey Hurst says

    May 2, 2017 at 2:02 am

    My 5 year old throws horrible tantrums , starting to not be as long or as frequent but yeah ..

    Reply
  28. Hayley says

    May 1, 2017 at 9:51 pm

    My daughter is two and though usually well behaved, can have a bad day full of meltdowns. She loves to read though and she went through a period where she was hitting our cats, so I bought her a book called When I’m Angry. It provided other alternatives to yelling, having a meltdown, or hurting others and was surprisingly very helpful. Now she will come to me first most of the time and say, “mommy I feel upset!” and we are able to help her through it. I’d love to see what she thought of this book. Thanks for the review!

    Reply
  29. BusyWorkingMama says

    May 1, 2017 at 3:39 pm

    My nephew is having them now and I think he could benefit from this book.

    Reply
  30. Ashley C says

    May 1, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    We are still in the newborn stage, but I am certain we will have temper tantrums!

    Reply
  31. Nannypanpan says

    April 30, 2017 at 11:02 pm

    My 3 yr old still them

    Reply
  32. Elizabeth Brooks says

    April 30, 2017 at 9:30 pm

    I have a 4 and 5 year old, and they still have tempers

    Reply
  33. Gabrielle Tietz says

    April 30, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    My daughters are 1 and 2 and yes tempter tantrums are understatements!

    Reply
  34. Edye says

    April 30, 2017 at 12:17 pm

    There are occasional temper-tantrums in the house, but not too much!

    Reply
  35. Nicole Lancaster says

    April 28, 2017 at 11:22 pm

    My children are 6 and 2. They both have temper tantrums when they don’t get their way or a new toy every time we go in a store.

    Reply
  36. Tracy says

    April 28, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    My daughter is almost 6 months old and she had one temper tantrum at Grandma’s.

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  39. Laurie P says

    April 27, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    My youngest is 4, my oldest is 19. Can’t say either one of them ever had a tantrum. Guess we’ve been lucky!

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  41. Vicki Wurgler says

    April 27, 2017 at 8:23 am

    I have 2 grandkids, a girl aged 2 that does have tantrums and a boy 6 months

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  42. Dawn Ballo says

    April 26, 2017 at 10:52 pm

    My 3 year old granddaughter would like this book. Her terrible 2s are just happening now.

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  43. Julie Lundstrom says

    April 26, 2017 at 9:37 pm

    I have a son who has autism and we experience meltdowns. I would love to read this book to him.

    Reply
  44. renee says

    April 26, 2017 at 4:28 pm

    They are 10 and 4 and yes, from time to time, they lose it!

    Reply
  45. Kathy Stevenson says

    April 25, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    I have an 11 year old and an 8 year old and unfortunately my 8 year old still has tantrums occasionally.

    Reply
  46. laura bernard says

    April 25, 2017 at 5:26 pm

    My daughter is almost 3 and loves having tantrums lol

    Reply
  47. vickie couturier says

    April 25, 2017 at 2:28 pm

    I have 14 grandchildren and they alll have had or still have temper tantrums,,they range from 15 months to 17 yrs

    Reply
  48. Julie Waldron says

    April 25, 2017 at 1:51 pm

    My daughters are grown but I have a little great niece(almost 3) that has tantrums.

    Reply
  49. jan says

    April 25, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    My granddaughter is 3 … and wow she can produce a great tantrum

    Reply
  50. Susan L. says

    April 25, 2017 at 1:11 pm

    Such a cute book! My kids are all grown, and they all threw tantrums at times. My granddaughters occasionally throw them too. They are 6 & 8.

    Reply
  51. winnie l says

    April 25, 2017 at 11:02 am

    my preschool is very emotional lately gets very angry when things don’t go his way!

    Reply
  52. Latanya says

    April 25, 2017 at 10:53 am

    4 month old girl and 6 yrs. old son. Yes, my son does

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  53. ColleenMarie says

    April 25, 2017 at 10:14 am

    Yep, all 4 of my kids throw temper tantrums. 8, 6, 4, 2

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  54. wendy browne says

    April 25, 2017 at 8:49 am

    My son is 15 months and has a few tantrums daily. I try to foresee his needs/triggers and keep them from happening but its just how development happens. I’m 46 and I still have tantrums. 😀

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  56. Nadine says

    April 24, 2017 at 11:36 pm

    I don’t have any kids other than the ones at the library where I volunteer for the summer reading program. They would enjoy this book to add to the collection.

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  57. Beth T. says

    April 24, 2017 at 11:10 pm

    I don’t have any kids, but I do have sweet nieces and nephews who, despite their adorableness, still manage some epic tantrums.

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