One way to curb the temper tantrum of a 2-year-old is to ignore her pleas for immediate attention when she is acting out. Sure, we must be aware of her needs and treat her with respect, but we don’t need to feed into her extreme behavior.
Could this be applied to our president? Every time he has a temper tantrum, the media rewards him with multitudinous pictures. Does he really need all the attention the media gives him? Like 43 pictures on the front page of the Sunday paper?
Certainly we have to track his behavior, but could it be done without putting his photos front and center? That only encourages his narcissim.
Barbara Blakesly, Southwest Portland
Note from KBJ: You first, Barbara.
