Unfortunately people don't grow out of temper tantrums the way they do shoes or car seats. Here's how to defuse a fit of rage, whether the person throwing it is 5 or 45.

By Elizabeth Passarella

Article originally appeared on RealSimple.com.

Luke PearsonIf you have a child, you have at some point peeled his red-faced self off the floor of the baking aisle because you told him no, you're not buying sprinkles for dinner. (Was he still wearing pants when you exited the store? Congratulations.) "Tantrums are common from ages one to four because kids become frustrated when they can't get what they want," says Robert G. Harrington, a professor of psychology at the University of Kansas who specializes in child development, behavior management, and parent education. "Younger kids may also lack the language skills to voice that frustration." Since a two-year-old doesn't know how to tell you exactly where to stick that gummy worm you aren't handing over, he loses it.

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Let’s be honest, given the choice, most high school kids would choose school lunches over homemade lunches. But not David Laferriere’s kids Evan, 15, and Kenny, 14, because they’d miss out on their dad’s hand-drawn surprise lunch bags!

“I’ve been doing it for my kids since they were little,” the graphics designer, known as D Laferriere on Flickr, tells us in the accompanying video. “They love it and nothing makes me happier than hearing their reaction at the end of the day.”

David started making these decorative lunch bags back in May 2008. It all came about one morning in an attempt to do something special for his boys.

“It was just a way to have fun with the kids,” David says. “And also start my creative juices before work. I had already been making their lunches and I experimented with a few things.”

Photo and drawing by David LaferriereDavid first began using food coloring and tried to draw directly onto the bread. However, the bread was too rough and the process became too time consuming so dropped that idea. One morning

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Time-Management Apps for KidsBy Betsy Bozdech, Common Sense Media editor

Gnashing my teeth the other day after yet another frustrating morning of badgering/begging my 3-year-old to get dressed/go potty/put on her shoes so we could get out the door even close to on time, I found myself thinking that there had to be a better way. What I needed was something that she found more compelling than making faces at herself in the mirror -- or the hundred other ways she finds to dawdle every day.

Enter the iPhone. My daughter loves any excuse to use my phone or tablet, and I'd heard about morning routine apps, so I started poking around. I found a few likely looking options in the App Store, but before I laid out any cash, I wanted to see whether the idea would actually work. So I used an app I already had called AnyList, which my husband and I use to share our weekly grocery shopping roster. I set up a new list just for her that includes all of her morning to-dos, like "Eat breakfast," "Wash hands and face,"

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He cleaned his plate! But a new study says that might not be a good thing after all. (Photo: Getty Images).A routine part of mealtimes for many families may actually be harming your kids. A new study has found that urging your kids to join the "clean plate club" by finishing all the food on their plates can prevent them from learning healthy eating habits.

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"In the 1950s, cleaning your plate meant something different," Katie Loth, a registered dietician and research assistant at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis who was the lead author on the study, told HealthDay. "Portion sizes have gotten bigger over time, and if you encourage kids to rely on environmental indicators, like how much food is on their plates or the time of day, they'll lose the ability to rely on internal cues to know whether they're hungry or full."

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The study will be published in the May issue of the journal "Pediatrics"; the results were released online on Monday. It used data from 2,200 teenagers

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Photo credit: DCLQuestion from a "19 Kids and Counting" fan: What was your biggest challenge when you became a mother with your first few babies?

With Josh, the first baby, I was just delighted. I just loved being a mom. I was so excited and I really enjoyed it. We were very busy even then because we had a car business at our home -- we sold cars from out of our house. So I was parenting my first baby, and learning to be a momma with car sales going on in my living room!

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But I loved it, I really did, and I think as the next children came, it was twins for us, we realized that I needed some sleep. It wasn't as easy the second time around. (I guess it was really the second and third time all at once!) I realized that when those babies went down for a nap, I better take a nap, too, if I could. My housework didn't seem so important at that time in my life. My sleep was more valuable than a perfect kitchen with clean dishes

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Strapless dresses are not allowed at this year's 8th grade dinner dance. Photo: Stephen Vance Photography/Getty Images.A newly instituted ban on strapless dresses at an upcoming eighth-grade dance in Readington, New Jersey—with a promise to turn away girls who don’t obey—has some parents crying foul.

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“I’m objecting to the fact that government can come in and change the rules without asking parents. That’s an abuse of authority,” parent Charlotte Nijenhuis told the Courier News Monday about the ban, instituted by principal Sharon Moffat at Readington Middle School and backed by superintendent Barbara Sargent.

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While Moffat did not return a call from Shine, Sargent, who would not answer specific questions about the situation, released the following statement:

“The Readington Township School District has a policy regarding dress code which is being universally applied to the school day and school events.  We regret that a small number of families

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I'm pregnant...now what?!It's an exciting announcement no matter when in your pregnancy you make it! But even just finding out for yourself can bring on anxiety and an overwhelming feeling of not knowing what to do first or where to start! Here are 10 things I think every woman should do when she finds out she's pregnant, based on my own (somewhat comical) experience…

10. Do you remember the show Full House? There was an episode where Rebecca found out she was pregnant and was trying to tell Uncle Jessie by making him a dinner full of "baby" things like baby back ribs, baby carrots, baby corn. I thought I would do something super fun and creative to let my partner know but when I found out all I could do was holler across the house in a (slight) panic for him to come and see. Either creative or slightly panicked, this is a good first step. HA!

9. Start better habits now. Throw out the cigarettes and the coffee beans and any un-pasturized cheeses or juices because for 9 months your body is a temple of

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Do you love being out in nature? Do you find yourself drawn to epic movies of heroes and adventure? Are you planning on having a baby boy? If so, then one of these 20 wild baby boy names inspired by adventure and all thing "boy" might be just the name for you! Click through for the most manly, bold, and adventurous names I could round up! By Becka Robinson

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