After riding the wave of a tantrum, my goal is to reconnect with my son or “repair” our relationship if I couldn’t keep my cool. I’ve been a gentle parent for over 4 years and my son is now 6 years old. He still has tantrums from time to time. People think gentle parenting is a solution to tantrums. So they give up when their child still acts out because “it doesn’t work.” We can’t eliminate tantrums. What even is a tantrum? It’s when our body is so overwhelmed with emotions that we can’t proces