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Informative Article | Nursing | Volume 15 Issue 5, May 2026 | Pages: 1075 - 1079 | India
Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Management of Toddler?s Temper Tantrum among Mothers of Kamrup (M), Assam with a View to Develop an Information Booklet: A Descriptive Study
Abstract: Background of the study: According to UNICEF, "A temper tantrum is an unpleasant and disruptive emotional outburst". It is a brief episode of extreme, unpleasant, and sometimes aggressive behaviors in response to frustration or anger mostly seen in toddlers. It occurs when children are not able to regulate the anger that arises when they are prevented from doing something they desire. These behaviors typically include crying, hitting, throwing items, breath-holding etc. If these challenging behaviors are not managed in early stage, it may lead to more serious problems including anxiety, depression, anti- social behavior, substance abuse etc as kids grow older. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding management of toddler's temper tantrum among mothers of Kamrup (M), Assam". Methodology: A descriptive co-relational research design was used to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding management of toddler's temper tantrum among mothers. A probability sampling technique, under which multistage simple random sampling technique was used to select 123 subjects in total. Structured interview schedule and 5-point likert scale was developed to gather data and analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The result reveals that out of 123 subjects, majority of the subjects i.e. 86 (70%) had inadequate knowledge, 22 (17.8%) had moderate and 15 (12.2%) had adequate knowledge regarding management of toddlers Temper Tantrum. Findings showed that majority of the subjects i.e. 74 (60%) had negative attitude, 37 (30%) had positive and only 12 (10%) had neutral attitude regarding management of toddlers Temper Tantrum. Conclusion: From the study, it is concluded that the majority of mothers had inadequate knowledge as well as had negative attitude regarding management of toddler's temper tantrum.
Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, temper tantrum, management, mothers, information booklet
How to Cite?: Nargish Begum, Dr. Bibi Bordoloi, Rikupar Iawim, "Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Management of Toddler?s Temper Tantrum among Mothers of Kamrup (M), Assam with a View to Develop an Information Booklet: A Descriptive Study", Volume 15 Issue 5, May 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1075-1079, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251204205810, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251204205810