Extreme tantrums
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@Veronica yeah I’ve tried loads of different things to try and make it a better experience for him, he just throws the toys away and screams the place down. He is striving to be very independent and doesn’t want anyone helping him do things c he just wants to do him. If he could sit in a wet nappy all day he 100% would, he just can’t stand being changed x
Yeah my daughter went through this about that age. My mum kept saying 'those aren't tantrums, just you wait' and that really annoyed me 😅 I couldn't find anything to do but just tried to make it as easy as possible for myself and eventually she just stopped, maybe lasted a couple weeks. We did start changing her nappies while she stood up and played with toys on the sofa
I make getting dressed a game/sing a song and count down. For example sing the ‘zoom zoom zoom’ bookbug song. I’ve extended the countdown to 30 seconds now and say ‘blast off’ and then continue with getting him dressed. Rinse and repeat. Not perfect but better than getting him dressed screaming and writhing about like before!
I think real tantrums don't start before 18 months or something like that. I think it's just some developmental thing. Mine is almost 8 months and for the last weeks she started hating nappy change dressing etc she starts screaming and crying for no reason (and she was previously very good with changing) and it seems to be normal for the leap she is in. Did you try changing him in another place? Another room another place like on the floor etc? I started with mine changing her on the floor if our living room where she plays. I gave her a toy she keeps being engaged with it and changing is easier.