Well I disagree... as I've watched my daughter pass out from holding her breath. The good thing is once she's down she starts breathing again. Another trick I learnt was when she started to hold her breath to give her a little squirt with a water pistol. That would make Matilda very upset, but it was better for me mentally to watch her rather than pass out.

Matilda did it from 20 months - 3 yrs old. She had pretty extreme tantrums & we got heaps of help through Triple P with ideas on how to help her deal with her emotions. She started having tantrums at 9 months old and at that age if I said "no" to anything or redirected her she would throw her body backwards. It was amazing to see such a young child try to exert their will.

I would suggest getting some strategies in place for you when dealing with the tantrums. How to avoid them & what you can do to help yourself during them.