[noelherrick]

I see what you're saying, but in my experience children do not have this response unless there's a hyper-addictive product such as modern TV/video or sugary/processed food, which bypasses the normal social circuitry in young brains. I have never experienced/witnessed this kind of meltdown over pre-modern experiences, and almost always if the toddler is redirected to a socially-positive response, it works.