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I wonder if anyone can offer me advice please. I have a 16 month old daughter who I adore but I'm finding really difficult to deal with right now. She (and we!) suffered from colic very early on, night and day. Although it's moved on from there, I still find her difficult to deal with most of the time. It's hard to describe her behaviour but I'll give it a shot: she 'whines' most of the time and cries A LOT especially when I leave the room, change her nappy, get her dressed etc. She also can behave badly with other children - snatching toys away from others, grabbing other children's hands and biting them. Sometimes she'll just sit in one spot and shake with anger!
Added to this, she seems to have a very short attention span, getting frustrated and angry very quickly when she can't do something (i.e. open a box, reach something). She can't walk yet and has only just managed to pull herself up (which she now does all the time). Instead she scoots round on her bum - although seems quite happy to do this!
I'm finding myself losing patience with her and flying into rages more and more which I feel dreadfully guilty about and I know doesn't give her a good example. I worry that it's my fault she's like this - I had some pretty nasty arguments with my husband when I was pregnant and I was very hormonal. My husband can also be pretty quick to snap, although it very rarely escalates.
I'm not sure if I'm looking for answers here or whether anyone has any advice? Is my daughter's behavior with the spectrum of 'normal' or should I be getting help? Any advice would be greatly appreciated... x
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Difficult, moody toddler - advice/help needed!
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BoBoKnows · 22/02/2013 13:41
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