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That does work...i've done it also! 

I was 20 and single when i had my first (and i looked younger) so i got lots of dirty looks anyways...especially when my girlie would throw herself down to have a tantrum. She did it out in public one day so i just layed down beside her and watched. She screamed a couple more times then realized that I wasn't freaking about it and she stopped.

The easiest way to stop tantrums is to sit and wait it out. Don't fuel the fire.

Sometimes what is not politically correct is the right course of action.

I can relate to you. Our daughter (age 3...that was 9 years ago) kept pinching and just wouldn't stop. Nothing we tried would work.

One day, in the grocery store, I warned her (gently) that if she pinched me again I would pinch her back. She proceeded to pinch me. I VERY GENTLY pinched her on her arm (not enough to hurt) and she screamed out, "Mommy PUNCHED me!" She kept yelling out that I had punched her! And with every turn of the aisle, I kept waiting to be arrested by child protective services! Boy, I never did that again! But she NEVER EVER pinched anyone again, so apparently it worked.

The child turned out beautifully...an honors student, an altar server, a signed model and a team athlete in both tennis and soccer! I'm quite sure your child turned out great, too!