[RosieCotton]

Huh? The entire exchange should be "Sit down and read a book/watch a DVD."

"Yes sir"

Dang...I'm not saying the parents handled this right, but you can't know many three-year-olds if you think that's all there is to it. Five or six, maybe...not three.

But they certainly should have been able to scoop her up. I wonder how long it really took them.

[BJClinton]

1-2 is near impossible but by 3 they should know better. Assuming (Ha!) the parents instilled discipline from the get-go.

[CindyDawg]

You have to defuse them. Once they are in a full blown tantrum you just have to ride it out and discipline after-wards. She could have picked her up and strapped her down. It sounds like they were way past the persuading stage.