Well time to join in this discussion LOL.

Matilda has been having tantrums lately and it has caused DH & I to decide how we are going to handle discipline. All of her tantrums so far are because she doesn't want to be straped in, say the car seat/pram/high chair. So at least once a week I'm standing in the woolies car park with a 9 month old baby screaming, turning purple, throwing her head around with people watching. I usually hold her so she can hurt herself in the car, lift my head out and take a few deep breaths and then continue to hold her until she loosens up (she goes stiff too) and then strap her in and go.

At home she goes up to the power cords, looks at us, we say "No" in a firm voice and move to distract her with something she is allowed to have and she always grabs the cord quickly and laughs. So... we have been trying different things, but most of the time she laughs at us when we try to stop her.... ](*,)