I'm a shouty parent. swore I never would be, but sometimes there's nothing else in my Amory.

[jimijack]

Ds is 2.

How can such a sweet little fella make me such an arse!?
Challenges currently are tantrums, high pitched, ears bleeding, horrific screaming sometimes for reasons known only to him.
Refusal to sit in shopping trolley, car seat, not eating, scratching, hitting kicking and not sleeping.

All of this I cope with pretty much great, BUT the no sleep Makes everything 100000 times worse.

I shout, hate myself, then shout again. He kinda looks at me .

This too shall pass.....yes???

[proudmama2772]

I don't think you should beat yourself up if you lose it and shout- particularly with sleep deprivation.

If it becomes an everyday occurrence you need to help yourself or the situation. You need a break.

My kids are older - the youngest is 8 - but I look back on the toddler years as something I survived. I felt like I was disabled. Going to store to buy the things you need and the kid refuses to sit in the seat. It is really hard. for a while I avoided stores altogether.

Sometimes you have to leave them in screaming and ignore them. Try a short trip just so he get's the message. Don't worry about the people staring at you! Ignore them to. If it is happening all the time you might want to take them to the doctor.