That when an adult gets upset and cries and screams they are having a bad day or a melt down and they need love, understanding and support.

Yet when a child does the same thing its called a tantrum and its because they are naughty?

Aren't the the same thing? Its just some how more acceptable as an adult.

Just something I pondered today... maybe something to ponder next time your little one falls on the floor over a broken banana. It's never about the banana... I know for me it isn't anyway.

And why is it ok to laugh at a child when they are showing emotional distress, even if it is over a banana? When if someone laughed at you when you were crying and irrational you would be devastated and possibly feel betrayed and misunderstood?

Just because they are encased in little bodies, doesn't mean they don't have the same emotional needs or outbursts we do. And as a result need the same understanding and respect.