Thanks for that Kristi. We have been doing the 1,2,3 thing for a couple of years now. It doesn't deter him at all.

There is more going on than a behavior problem. It is like that one last thing just overwhelms him and he crumbles. He seems to have a lack of coping skills. I spoke to a health nurse today for over an hour and she has chased up the GP referral and made another with a child health unit.

It is so hard to explain, because he is really a nice kid - he is chatty and witty and has a fantastic imagination and then bam!, tantrum.