Oxford dons should stop ‘throwing tantrums’ over statues, says Oriel’s only African tutor

Oxford dons should stop ‘throwing tantrums’ over statues, says Oriel’s only African tutor Dr Marie Kawthar Daouda is ‘perplexed’ over the fuss surrounding Rhodes statue She said academics should be promoting equality by ‘raising awareness about places…where there is still much more work to be done’ She added that patriarchy in Victorian Britain was ‘in … Read more

Smartphones can make toddlers’ tantrums worse rather than calm them

Giving toddlers a smartphone or a tablet to calm them down could make their tantrums even worse, a new study warns.  In experiments, US researchers observed toddlers between the ages of two and three after a cartoon they were watching ended prematurely.  Parents were also asked questions about how heavily they relied on electronic media, including … Read more

Kate Middleton says she’d ‘like to ask the experts’ about temper tantrums

The Duchess of Cambridge has joked she would ‘like to ask the experts’ for advice on handling her children’s tantrums while answering early years questions from members of the public. While responding to the question ‘how do you manage temper tantrums in your household’ via video message, Kate said: ‘Yes, that’s a hard one’, before … Read more

The hatreds, tears and tantrums behind the ousting of Dominic Cummings revealed

Just hours after Dominic Cummings had left No 10 on Friday afternoon, his few allies who remained in the building claim that they heard the distinctive strains of a ‘victory party’ from the Downing Street flat inhabited by Carrie Symonds. Ms Symonds’ friends deny that there was a ‘boisterous celebration’ – the latest in a … Read more

Young children of working parents had fewer tantrums in lockdown

Young children of working parents had fewer tantrums in lockdown and showed ‘significant’ improvement in behaviour, says study Young children of employed parents or carers experienced a ‘small but significant’ improvement in their behaviour and attention during lockdown  Their concentration improved and they had fewer tantrums, according to psychologists working on the Co-Spyce study  Researchers … Read more

Megan McKenna makes her TikTok debut by recreating iconic Celebrity Big Brother diary room tantrums 

‘Damn I was cray back in the day!’ Megan McKenna makes her TikTok debut by recreating iconic Celebrity Big Brother diary room tantrums By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 20:24 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 20:45 BST, 8 June 2020 Megan McKenna has made her debut on TikTok by recreating her iconic tantrums from … Read more

TOM LEONARD: Could Donald Trump’s coronavirus tantrums cost him a second term in the White House?

To those in Britain and across the world who hope and pray that their political leaders are up to the challenges posed by coronavirus, well, just be thankful you don’t live in the US. Yesterday, Donald Trump compared the governors of states who might seek to defy him over his desire to end the lockdown … Read more