Toddler Tantrums are simply when your toddler throws a temper tantrum.  Entering the terrible twos and (as I like to call them) the terrific threes, children begin to establish and grow at a very quick pace.  Since these kids are so young, they do not know how to express themselves with their words so they result to crying, screaming, and throwing fits.

Anything at any time can result in a temper tantrum by your toddlers, but there is usually an explanation for it.  Most of time they fall into one of two classifications - physical or mental.

Some examples of physical are your child is hungry or thirsty, or your child is too tired to fall asleep. Some examples of mental are they tried to perform a task and failed, or they could have tried to learn something and failed.

One of the most frequent reasons for toddler tantrums is when your child is told No. 

There are some simple tips that are the first steps in handling toddler tantrums:

1. Control your anger.  If you are angry, and your child is angry, you are just going to say things that you don't mean.
2. Adding to the above is to stay calm.  Take a moment if you need to cool your jets.  Count to ten, walk away, whatever, just keep a level head about yourself and your child will notice.
3. Don't give in.  If you give in, your child will use their temper tantrums as a way to get what they want.

Check out my wife and I's personal experience with the terrible twos and toddler tantrums over at Children Tantrums.  Our 4 year old and 2 year old daughters were driving us crazy until we found a course that instructed us on what worked.