Tantrum Prevention: Developed Language Skills Reduce Preschool Tantrums, Study Finds

There is an effective way to help your toddler avoid throwing tantrums when she becomes a pre-schooler. A new study shows that toddlers who have well-developed language skills are less likely to throw temper tantrums when they begin preschool.

The study was conducted by a research team from the Pennsylvania State University. The researchers noted that the reason why toddlers who develop good language skills are less likely to throw preschool tantrums is because they can express their emotions, frustrations, concerns and thoughts better through words.

"Better language skills may help children verbalize rather than use emotions to convey needs and use their imaginations to occupy themselves while enduring a frustrating wait," study author Pamela Cole stated via New Parent. Toddlers who have difficulties expressing themselves through verbal communication usually lose their temper when adults cannot understand what they want.

The research involved the study of 120 kids aged 18 months to 4 years. The researchers tested the kids' language skills and their manner of coping with frustrations. The team found out that kids with better language skills displayed less anger compared to those whose language skills were not as well developed.

There are some effective ways to develop your toddler's language skills in order to prevent preschool tantrums in the future. Allowing your toddler to speak as much as she wants without criticizing her, reading books to her every night, and listening and singing songs together can help improve her language skills, Parents.com shares.