PORTAGE la PRAIRIE, MB –
Experts discovered the reason why a growing number of small children throw temper tantrums, have hissy fits and meltdowns, especially in public. The shocking new study reveals the wild, annoying and loud behaviour works on most adults.
“Over the last twenty years we have seen an increase in reports of tantrum-like behaviors in children seven and under,” lead researcher Perry Percival said. “We wanted to find out why tantrums and incessant whining was on the rise in North America.”
The study involved over ten thousand families from a wide demographic range and the findings were overwhelming.
“In over eighty-eight percent of the cases of tantrums and whining observed, the child was able to exert their own will or obtain the object of their desire,” Percival shared. “Bottom line is children are increasingly adapting their behavior to get what they want.”
Tantrums are working leaving adults scrambling to stay ahead of the adaptive behavior.
“We had melt-downs every day after daycare,” study participant Joelle Swanson explained. “Little Tyson would demand a trip to the store or ice cream shop and when I said no he would start screaming. If I didn’t give in, he would start flailing in his car seat and throw things at me. I just didn’t have the energy to fight with him.”
Swanson’s story is typical of what many parents and adults go through on a daily basis. The demands of life, hunger to acquire more things and the need to earn more money to live an enhanced life-style is putting a strain on parents’ physical, emotional and psychological energy.
“The government needs to have a look at our findings,” Percival offered. “With the problem being so wide-spread maybe we need to offer support systems to help parents meet the needs of their kids before things escalate into tantrums and hissy-fits. Perhaps if parents were equipped with more time, money and resources it wouldn’t be such a big issue.”
The majority of the families in the study echo Percival’s call on the government.
“I think it is about time we got some level of help,” study participant Judy Wall said. “It’s not 1980 anymore we can’t just say no to our kids. It’s not good for anyone if things build and build so kids have freak-outs to get what they want.”
“Some kind of government program or assistance would be great,” parent Jerry Neudorf added. “Giving us more money and time could help give us the energy we need to pander to our children’s whims 24/7.”
Percival warns that with such widespread tantrums becoming more the norm the impact on society could become catastrophic if something is not done soon.
“We could soon see an entire generations of people who have grown up whining and carrying-on have kids of their own,” Percival warned. “This could lead to an exponential increase in the amount and effectiveness of the behaviour.”
The study is valid 19 times out of 20 and has a margin of error of less than 5% but lacks in any substantial merit or credibility. Portage la Prairie has a higher than normal rate of whiny children with researchers pegging the tantrum rate at 98% in Portage children.
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