Tantrums!
So my 15 month old is going through a faze of tantrums that are getting very overwhelming to the point I don’t know what to do to help him whilst he’s so frustrated and overwhelmed himself, it’s not just with the word no, I’ve come away from it and tried using another form of saying no, providing something else for him when I say no to one them but it gets thrown at me or across the room, he’s hitting me and screaming like I am beating him up, I try and stay so calm but it just gets so hard because nothing is working, he doesn’t hit unless it’s during tantrums, that’s followed by a scream and throwing himself to the ground, I am a very laid back and calm parent I always have been I’m just questioning if I’m just not handling it right, if anyone has any advice it would be super helpful, they last not even 5 minutes and usually once he hits me he’s crying and wanting a cuddle from me, he’s very good with speech and communicating through sign language with me so Im just a bit stuck. Please any advice would be amazing.
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If my girl is having a major one where she can’t seem to calm down, I would try picking her up and walking to another room or outside and start looking at stuff. That’s usually enough of a distraction. But most of the time I just start playing next to her and she eventually stops.
What if it is in the middle of the night? 🙈 my lo wakes up 3 times asking for the boob and when I say no she throws a tantrum, doesn’t want me to hug her and I eventually give in 🙄
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It’s just something they do at this age because they can’t communicate as they want. And they are just testing boundaries or just want everything they want and don’t know they can’t always do it. Best thing is to ride them out and try to ignore it. Just sit next to them and play with their toys, they usually stop and come and play.