My original post with the tantruming toddler analogy was about not placating the beast, but rather letting it experience the full pain of NO without fear of it's wrath (much like a parent shows indifference to a child's fit)
The analogy was intended to highlight the process of becoming indifferent to It's shenanigans, not that the beast itself is analogous to a child. How or if one personalizes their beast was not my point.
However, outside the realm of RR and AVRT, mecanix's post was intriguing to me. I read alot of Thich Nhat Hanh. He speaks of taking care of your anger as a mother would comfort a crying child....further to embrace emotions which usually scare us. But, that's a different philosophy for a different thread. That's not an AVRT strategy.