hi  thought you may like a little laugh my 17 mo has been throwing tantrums for a little while but have only had a few major ones, but he has also been pretend crying to get attention then gives big hugs and won't let go so i have ignored this and sometimes doesnt work so my hubby and i (at seperate times of course) when his fake tanti or a big tanti comes on sit on the floor and copy or throw a bigger one yelling louder and tottaly stuns him and seemed to work but unsure of lasting effects as only been doing this 2 weeks or so. good luck jax