Tantrum Tamer: Parenting Tools

Skidamarink Kids

In-app purchases

About this app

Stop tantrums at the root—through tools that strengthen your child’s brain, reduce overwhelm, and make calm responses possible. Tantrum Tamer is a therapist-designed parenting tool that helps families build calm routines, improve cooperation, and reduce toddler tantrums using neuroscience-based emotional regulation strategies that grow with your child.

Created by a Pediatric Occupational Therapist with expertise in sensory development, early childhood behavior, and self-regulation tools, Tantrum Tamer provides parents with clear, confident steps to support real developmental change—not quick fixes.

What Makes Tantrum Tamer Different

Unlike behavior apps or chore charts, Tantrum Tamer focuses on the root cause of meltdowns: an overwhelmed nervous system. The app bridges sensory strategies, functional neurology, and connection-based parenting to create calmer days without power struggles.

Inside the App
- AI-powered voice prompts kids actually listen to
- Timers & transition tools to prevent meltdowns and support daily routines for kids
- Calming corner setup for emotional safety
- Breathing animations to reset dysregulated bodies
- Helper Hero routines & rewards to motivate chores and build independence
- Daily goals that teach self-regulation and coping skills
- Parent support hub with OT-guided education and reflex exercises

These features work together to build brain balance, emotional self-regulation, and family rhythms that reduce chaos and increase connection.

Who It’s For
Parents, caregivers, and professionals supporting children ages 2–10+ who struggle with:
- Typical toddler tantrums and daily meltdowns
- Morning and bedtime transitions
- ADHD and Autism challenges, difficulty with routines, and emotional dysregulation
- Special needs diagnoses
- Sensory processing needs and coping skills
- Big feelings, impulsivity, and power struggles

Why It Works
Tantrum Tamer develops the neurological skills children need before they’re expected to behave. When the brain can process sensory input and emotional cues, transitions become easier, cooperation increases, and meltdowns decrease.

Start Your Calmer Days
Download Tantrum Tamer today and follow the in-app Quick Start Guide for results you can see in minutes—not months.

Ratings and reviews

I was hoping this was oriented more toward routine setting and emotional processing for older kids since the description listed up to 12 years of age. Even though the app asks for child date of birth, the free content appears to be geared more toward toddlers. This app might be great for you if you are looking for that or how to phrase things to be less oppositional. However, I was looking for next level ideas or a really innovative interface, which at least the free version didn't seem to have.

This is such a fun app that makes this wonderful and sometimes difficult journey fun! My son is far more motivated by digital "koins" than paper charts. He even did extra chores to earn rewards! The interactive calming skills bring quick relief to a tantrum. And I loved building our own personal sensory room. I totally recommend this app for both seasoned and first-time parents!

The day scheduler is the best!!! It's simple to enter your daily schedule to stay on track. Staying on track in today's world is very hard to do. This app makes it easy.

What’s new

Added parent guide.
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