My DS is 4 and his birthday is end of November. He is an only child and is increasingly finding it difficult when he doesn't get his own way. He is not too bad when it happens when us parents stopping him doing whatever, however with his friends it's a different story. When they do something that DS doesn't want to do, or if they interfere (in his view) with what he is doing, he has a complete meltdown with tears streaming down his face accompanied by wailing which can go on for 20 minutes or more. Today was a classic. There were 4 children, all about the same age, and a friend's house. They were going to watch a dvd, however the others didn't want to watch the one my DS wanted, so cue the tears etc. When he gets into one of these tantrums I find it very hard to help him to get out of it.
Is this just a phase? How can I help him learn to accept that he won't always get his own way in the future? I want to try and help him get over this before he starts school if possible. TIA for your help,