How to handle toddler tantrums? Basically, I ignore tantrums, but there’s a very specific way of doing it. When ignoring the tantrum, you don’t go on your phone, you don’t get into a conversation with someone. It’s important that they see you looking like you’re waiting for a bus. You’re just standing there filing your nails or something, like you’re waiting for that tantrum to end. They won’t get it right away, but eventually they’ll get that. Oh, wait a minute, they’re not gonna reward this cr