Early Discipline and Correction

Hello Everyone,
I hope that all of you will jump in and share the tactics that work for you regarding this topic. Parenting does not come with a manual, so learning from each other's experiences is the best way to get ahead.

My son is 19 months old and he has recently begun to melt down to the ground and whine whenever he does not get his way. He immediately looks at us to see what we are going to do. My husband and I originally opted for ignoring his behavior. We reasoned that our attention would only make it worse. We are careful with our reactions because we want to teach him to stay calm and cool even when he is frustrated, therefore, we try to exhibit that behavior ourselves. But he keeps doing it and we are afraid that our lack of a response is more detrimental than good.

Hello.