What to do when tantrums prevent family outings?

The whole family is ready. The outing could start, but the son throws himself on the floor and doesn't want to go. What should you do in such tantrums? Find out what our team of experts have to say.

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Our son, 11, prevents the family from doing things together when he doesn't feel like it. He throws himself on the floor and screams. Leaving is out of the question. How should we react to his behaviour?
Claudia, 40, Chur GR

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The team of experts:

  • Stefanie Rietzler is a psychologist, author («Geborgen, mutig, frei», «Clever lernen») and runs the Academy for Learning Coaching in Zurich. www.mit-kindern-lernen.ch
  • Peter Schneider, 62, is a columnist, satirist, psychoanalyst, private lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Zurich and visiting professor for the history and scientific theory of psychoanalysis in Berlin.
  • Nicole Althaus, 51, is editor-in-chief of magazines and a member of the editorial board of «NZZ am Sonntag», columnist and author. She initiated and managed the mum blog on tagesanzeiger.ch and was editor-in-chief of «wir eltern». Nicole Althaus is the mother of two children aged 20 and 16.