16 month old Temper Tantrum from HELL!!!!!!

darleenmonroe · March 2011

I can honestly say that our DS is a VERY good boy. He eats when he should eat, he sleeps when he should sleep and plays when he should play BUT lately he has been EXTREMELY difficult when it comes to things he doesn't want to do.

He squirms and cries when I try to change his diaper - not all the time but most of the time. He just doesn't have time for that nonsense. He wants to play not get his diaper changed.

He screams blood curdling screams when you bring him in from playing out side. I mean full on ketchup bottle red faced scream!!!! He wants to play, damnit!

He throws his body around sometimes when he doesn't want to change his clothes.

So far DH and I get down to his level and try to get his attention and calmly explain to him what we are doing and why. SOmetimes he is screaming so bad we can't even get his attention because he is so busy screaming - in which case we just lay him down on the floor and leave the room. If we do this he stops screaming and walks into the room we are in and seems calm. We ask him if he wants to try again at what ever we have moved on to but we NEVER give in to what he's throwing a fit about.

We are trying to NOT give the screaming behavior ANY ATTENTION. Also it really gets us flustered so we have to walk away from him.

HELP!!!! What do you do when the nightmare 2's begin??? What are we doing wrong and what should we be doing.

This is our only child and we feel really stupid. We don't want a monster child. HELP!!!!

PizzaBride · March 2011

Welcome to the terrible twos! We're right there with you. If you find something to make it stop, let me know.

But seriously...we do the same thing you do. As long as he's throwing his fit in a place where he's not going to hurt himself, I leave the room & wait until he's done.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · March 2011

My daughter only loses her shlt when she has to get out of the tub, she apparently is under the impression that she can eat, sleep and live in the bathroom right now.

I simply don't give her any attention. I dry her off, get her dressed and then put her down on her bedroom floor and walk away.

I'm no expert in this, she is my first child but I think what you described sounds good. Don't give the behavior any attention and let them cool off on their own.

MsAlyss · March 2011

PizzaBride:
Welcome to the terrible twos! We're right there with you. If you find something to make it stop, let me know.
But seriously...we do the same thing you do. As long as he's throwing his fit in a place where he's not going to hurt himself, I leave the room & wait until he's done.

Same here!

If DS is throwing a fit when I'm trying to change his diaper or put him in the carseat, something that has to be done, then I just push through it. I don't make eye contact & I don't talk, at all. Leaving him on the changing table nude, or not putting him in the car seat are non-negotiables. He has to learn that I'm the parent & what I say goes.

MommyandKate · March 2011

It sounds like you're handling it correctly, and he is responding (he comes back to you calmer). Good work Yes

aniceucchik · March 2011

thats about when it started for us...Pedi said to ignore the tantrums and dont yell or anything like that because if LO sees that s/he gets a reaction out of you during the fit then they will just continue and get louder. I am trying my best to "ignore" but in my current state, my patients are few and far between. I think I give in too much right now and DH definitely does...hes a weenie.

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