Yes, it works better for me now that my son is older. It always depended on the situation. Sometimes he was having a meltdown because of a situation he had no control over. If he fell asleep in the car and I had to wake him up and then we went right into a place he would be so disoriented he would just scream and scream so I would have to walk around with him outside until he got himself organized and calmed down. I do explain afterwards why we are doing the things we are doing and why he has to go along with that. Now he is much more verbal with his anger then with meltdowns, like the other day I was told that I suck. Well... yeah, guess I am doing my job then! lol