Temper

Following as my little girl has just started doing the same x

Same, I blame the good weather. He's out most of the day in nursery so he's extra tired in the afternoon when I pick him up. I think I would like to go to bed at 5pm 🤣

Not quite out if nowhere….you’re probably at that point in development. Continue to model the behavior you want to see, give them choices. I remind that we don’t hurt people or property. Try to teach lessons when they aren’t in red brain.

mine started this phase a couple months ago, he seems to be easing out of it now but it’s definitely a developmental stage for them. he has his moments still, and i’ve never seen him get so angry before and it’ll be over the tiniest shit 🤣 but i just model the behaviour i want to see. i won’t let him talk to me rudely, if he is temper tantruming over something minuscule then i will get to his level and try to calm him and (if he lets me) give him a cuddle to help regulate. but the other day he got angry at me cause i said no and he grabbed my head and started shaking my head aggressively (in front of dad, might i add) which he has never done before and then my partner had a go at him. there’s definitely limits and violence is no tolerance in our house, so my partner raised his voice, our son stopped what he was doing and then once he had calmed down, my partner spoke to him calmly about what he was doing wrong and how we don’t put our hands on other people and that’s not kind and 1/2

my son came over to me and apologised for shaking my head. it’s a rollercoaster but it’s definitely normal, just keep doing what you’re doing and try to stay calm (easier said than done, i lose it at the best of times!) xx

My daughter is the same, which is a nightmare with a 8 week old baby as she wakes him up after pre school constantly, cries in her dinner some nights (I do try and comfort her) and bedtime is just a shit show with them both so I’m glad we aren’t the only ones experiencing it! X

Thanks everyone. It's brutal at times and it can be over the smallest of things like asking him to go pee because he clearly needs to pee. As much as I don't want you all to be going through it too, I'm glad to know I'm not alone and it's "normal" xx

@Shona mine does this too! It's making potty training very stressful. We started nearly a year ago but she goes through good phases and bad ones 😕 x