What Sounded Like Harsh Parenting Was Really an Act of Love

Psychology Today | 23.09.2026 00:21
Tayler, 5, flips out at a restaurant because her little sister, Stella, is sitting next to Mom. Tayler starts screeching and pushing Stella out of the chair. Her parents, Andrew and Lizzy, can’t get her back in control. The more they try to reason and problem-solve with her, or offer calming tools, the more escalated she becomes. (Dad calls this Tayler’s “street fighter” mode.)