Tantrums at Drop Off

[Momof4]

I think there's a difference between a child expressing his feelings and child who is crying to get his way. I think separating him is a good idea but I would never applaud crying. I get the whole distraction thing but there is no way I am going to cheer on a child in the middle of a tantrum. I think Bright Sparks was bang on.

I have to agree with this. Cheering and applauding are used for fun and good behaviour at my daycare and I don't reward bad behaviour in any way because that would be too confusing for toddlers. Reverse psychology might work on an older child but these little people would not understand mixed messages like that!