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Tantrums!!!
Well I worked last week for the first time since Elijah was born & as you all know by now, Elijah was really ill with a throat infection for the whole week. Obviously I still had to go into work as it was only one week I had been offered. It went great for me, i really enjoyed getting out, but have never left Elijah when ill, not even with hubby. My Mum was fine with him but she's not me
Anyway, since ive been home this week, he has started being a right scamp! I cant work out whether it is because he's annoyed & confused that I left him, or whether the tantrums have just started properly now! (Or a mix of the two.)
He has started shouting at me "I dont want it!" "I dont like it!" Really loud & yesterday he pinched me and shouted at me, so I put him straight down and said "no, thats naughty, you musnt pinch" and i walked out. Well this started him screaming & crying. When I went into his bedroom a few minutes later to ask if he wanted a cuddle, he shouted "I dont want it! I dont want a cuddle." So i said "Mummy will be in the other room when you want a cuddle." He was still crying after about 15mins so i went back in and said "its ok you dont need to be upset" after that he let me cuddle him, but hes never been like this before! I think I handled it as best as i could but it upsets me he feels so angry! Any tips or ideas why hes suddenly doing this? Also, if it is just the 'terrible twos' how long is it meant to last?!!! :roll: xxx
Anyway, since ive been home this week, he has started being a right scamp! I cant work out whether it is because he's annoyed & confused that I left him, or whether the tantrums have just started properly now! (Or a mix of the two.)
He has started shouting at me "I dont want it!" "I dont like it!" Really loud & yesterday he pinched me and shouted at me, so I put him straight down and said "no, thats naughty, you musnt pinch" and i walked out. Well this started him screaming & crying. When I went into his bedroom a few minutes later to ask if he wanted a cuddle, he shouted "I dont want it! I dont want a cuddle." So i said "Mummy will be in the other room when you want a cuddle." He was still crying after about 15mins so i went back in and said "its ok you dont need to be upset" after that he let me cuddle him, but hes never been like this before! I think I handled it as best as i could but it upsets me he feels so angry! Any tips or ideas why hes suddenly doing this? Also, if it is just the 'terrible twos' how long is it meant to last?!!! :roll: xxx
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I'm not sure that is the right thing to do but it seems to work reasonably well at the moment. It is worse when you are out somewhere as there isn't much you can do about it but thankfully Brendan isn't so bad when there is plenty going on around him. xxx
Alfie hit them when he was 4yr old!
I would say he may be reacting to you being away, but that also he's a typical boy. You're doing a great job doing what you did and the key is to be consistent.
Gracie can have a temper, but is not like Charlie was hurting me or others (touchwood!).
Hope he gets back to normal soon for you, it really does make you feel rubbish doesn't it? x
ryan started his about 18 months but with his speech being quite good we now talk him out of his paddys. he can tell me he is happy, sad or cross which just makes me smile as its cute! it has taken time but i think they just dont understand their feelings at this age and with the week at work he might be confused. he knows mummy loves him and that he has lots of new feelings, and physical strength to exert! now elijah be nice to mummy tomorrow! ( i did a lot of bribery with santa.. still do... and now the easter bunny is a good one... the easter bunny is going to phone mummy to see if you have been a good boy!)
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His favourite thing to do is to repeatedly shout NO at me. When he is in a paddy and I give him 2 choices I just get NO back at me.
Think it's the age and they will react to changes in routinue and act out more.
its def tantrums as he can be an angel and usually the tantrums are over the silliest thing and he gets so upset he even forgets what he is crying about....
anyway sorry ramble - just think we are going to not give in, distract if can and use the 'naughty courner or similar and see what happens!!!
Well the last 2 days havent been as bad as the beginning of the week. He is still having tantrums so obviously its the age, but theyre not as bad as they were to start with.
Me & hubby figured out that as well as me working last week & Elijah being really ill, hubby hasnt spent alot of time with Elijah at all lately due to working late & getting in when hes in bed. Elijah loves his time with daddy, so we think that perhaps everything together was too much.
Today with his tantrums I either diverted by distraction or a different choice from what he asked for, and once i warned him if he hurt me he would go in his cot. When he then did, i put him in his cot alone for 2 mins. Think he will get the idea the more i do this. So dont feel as stressed & although its still tough, i think he was worse at beginning of week due to all those factors. Hope all the lo's behave for their mummies this week! xxx
Fingers crossed some time with daddy helps sort his tantrums out xxx
He does go on the stairs if he is naughty, wouldn't dare send him to his room, he'd be up on the top bunk if he was in there unsupervised!
Hope time with Daddy helps him x
He does go on the stairs if he is naughty, wouldn't dare send him to his room, he'd be up on the top bunk if he was in there unsupervised!
Hope time with Daddy helps him x
I couldn't help but laugh!!