Here are some stories of how parents have used STAR parenting in their own families:

• Tami’s Tantrum

  Whenever Tami can’t have what she wants she has a “fit.” For example, yesterday afternoon we were at a toy store to buy a birthday present. After we chose a present she wanted to buy a large, fancy birthday card. I told her that it was too expensive and she started yelling. When I said it was time to go home she tried to hit me, saying, “I won’t go home. Sally needs the card.”