We've two ds, 4and 2. Our 2yr old is very bright, very articulate and extremely demanding. He seems so angry about everything unless getting his own way and the tantrums are now dominating family life, we avoid going certain places, avoid certain games, everything feels like hard work etc. He will kick off screaming at full volume if for example he suddenly decides he wants his brother toy, he will kick off if we don't watch want he wants if having a film off, he will kick off if he has not got exactly what he wants for dinner, he will scream blue murder at night and in the day, and whoever he is with. On the other hand he can be an absolute delight, he is loving, cuddly, tactile, sweet and funny. However currently his tantrums are dominating our family life and having a detrimental impact on our older son.
We try to distract him, we try to guide him round the issue, we acknowledge his upset and explain why we aren't doing what he wants, we offer choice etc. We ignore the tantrums but this doesn't seem to be lowering frequency. Any advice, I love my son dearly but he is pushing us all to the edge at the moment.
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OppsAd · 28/11/2015 15:12
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