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Temper Tantrums in Young Children: 2. Tantrum Duration and Temporal Organization
Michael Potegal, Michael R. Kosorok, Richard J. Davidson · 2003 · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
- Children
- About 330 children
- Where
- Not given in the summary we read
- Ages
- 1½ to 5 years
- How
- Parents' written accounts
- What it found
- Most tantrums were short: the most common length was 30 seconds to 1 minute, and 3 in 4 lasted 5 minutes or less.
- Limits
- We have only read the summary.