The author's daughter had always been bubbly, but started having tantrums at 2 ½. Courtesy of Sari Caine When my bubbly toddler hit developmental changes at 2 ½, she suddenly began throwing tantrums. My husband and I couldn't agree on how to handle it. We argued, and her tantrums continued. A friend sent me a book with techniques that work for us, and soon our daughter's tantrums ceased. Neither my husband nor I had tantrums. Grady is of the boomer generation and grew up in the Smoky Mountains