Reviewed by Dr Lucy Russell DClinPsyc CPsychol AFBPsS Still dealing with daily tantrums from your 7-year-old? You’re not alone – and there’s a way through. It’s easy to feel like you’re the only one when your child melts down in the middle of the supermarket or refuses to get dressed for school – again. But let me reassure you: tantrums at age seven, while not as common as toddler outbursts, are something I see often in my clinic.