Their name
Your child is the hero: their name appears in the story and in the narration.
Tantrums that explode over anything
Sound familiar?Big emotions
That moment on the supermarket floor while everyone stares...
The thunder that turns into rain
What you’re living
Any little no sets off a huge tantrum and I no longer know how to be there for them without ending up shouting too.
The emotional layer
What your child practices
Your little one learns to notice anger rising in their body and to wait for the wave to pass with help, instead of getting stuck in the scream
The main character truly wanted something, and then comes the no. Inside, a thunderstorm rumbles: a hot face, a racing chest. A grown-up comes close without lectures, sets a limit that is action (I will not let you hurt yourself) and lends their calm. Little by little the thunder breaks into rain, the tears come and fall, they repair what got broken, and later they play at spotting where the thunder rumbles next time.
How it’s personalized
It’s not a generic story with a name on top. Each answer really changes something in the tale:
Their age (2-3 or 4-6)
The text adapts: shorter, concrete sentences for little ones; a touch more nuance for older kids.
What they love
Their interests (dinosaurs, the sea, trains…) weave into the story so they stay hooked.
The situation you live
You pick the exact moment that triggers the overwhelm at home: the story starts there, not in a generic example.
How they show the feeling
Whether they shout, drop to the floor or shut down: the hero lives it in a similar way, so they recognise themselves.
The situation you live, for example: you say no to something they wanted · it is time to leave the park or a friend house · playtime is over · something they were trying does not work out · something is taken out of their hands.
The phrase they keep
«My body thunders. I breathe slowly. Calm comes back.»
How this Moment is built
We do not apply a universal arc. This situation has a specific narrative recipe: Limit or overwhelm.
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Chosen situation
Tantrums that explode over anything
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Skill
Your little one learns to notice anger rising in their body and to wait for the wave to pass with help, instead of getting stuck in the scream
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Need
We read behaviour as a signal and identify the need this recipe may support, without turning that working hypothesis into a diagnosis.
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Tilo recipe
Limit or overwhelm. Anticipates the concrete ending, validates while holding the limit, offers a closed choice and follows through without imposing support. It separates feelings from harmful behaviour and reconnects in the child's time. No trick erases the discomfort, and breathing, hugs or a repeated phrase are never compulsory.
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Shared anchors
The phrase shown in the catalogue is “My body thunders. I breathe slowly. Calm comes back.”. The final recipe also fixes the adult phrase, child phrase, main response and home practice.
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Complete Moment
The same recipe coordinates the illustrated story, narration, song, activity and family guide.
Five pieces, one consistent message
The anchors are checked across all five pieces. If one changes, the complete Moment is reviewed so it never gives mixed instructions.
The pedagogical why
At the peak of a tantrum the thinking part of the brain is offline: the child cannot reason and needs a grown-up to lend calm (co-regulation) before any explanation. A tantrum is a normal stress response, not misbehaviour.
Source: Siegel & Bryson, The Whole-Brain Child (2011); AAP HealthyChildren, Temper Tantrums: A Normal Part of Growing Up
Grounded in developmental psychology and citable sources. It does not replace a professional’s assessment; if anything worries you, talk to your paediatrician.
What you get
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The illustrated story with their name and your exact situation at the centre of the tale
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The audio story in a single warm voice, to listen to without a screen
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The Moment’s song, made to measure for this same situation
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The guided activity to practise the skill through play, with everyday things
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The family guide: the need underneath, and the exact words for the hard moment
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Practise it through play
🫙 The calm-down jar
Build the anchor together in the calm, ready for the storm
Tantrums that explode over anything
Gives them a body map to catch anger before it explodes, and a phrase to ask for calm instead of getting stuck in the scream.
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