Over the last couple of months my DS has transformed to someone I hardly recognise.
He's gone from a placid, calm, loving little boy to a bit of a nightmare.
He doesn't stop throwing things, and I'm on about really hurling things in anger. If he gets told off for something he will pick up the nearest thing he can find and full force, throw it across the room.
He screams and throws himself to the floor (very dramatically of course) if he doesn't get his own way and it's a nightmare.
He has pretty much stopped paying attention to us now and only responds to his name if it's convenient for him - can toddlers have selected hearing? 
Nappy changing is now an absolute battle - twisting, screaming, kicking out etc.
He used to be so good at meal times but now he has periods of refusing to eat and instead will just lunge his bowls of food across the room.
He used to sit calmly and read books with me and DH but now he just manically turns all the pages, wants to do it himself, pushes my hands away and he gets angry if I try and stop him.
It's all so exhausting 
It doesn't help that he used to be such a mummy's boy, it was always me he wanted and he'd be so affectionate towards me, whereas now he just seems to want his dad all the time.
He has also started pushing other children to the point my CM has had to highlight the issue with me - she has also passed comment about his throwing.
I'm hoping this is just the "Terrible Twos" approaching and I'm sure it's all completely normal but it's so draining.
Where has my gorgeous little boy gone?
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I hardly recognise my 21 month old anymore....
Writerwannabe83 · 27/12/2015 08:23
They grow out of it. DD went through it early (as in between 18 months and 2) and seems to be coming out if it now. That could just be she's had loads of new stuff to keep her occupied though! Especially as her birthday is a week before Christmas. (Just turned 2)
Although I did have a tantrum before as she didn't want her pizza, she wanted her older brothers, which was exactly the same.
It's a phase, it might last a couple of years but it ll go and then another phase will kick off 
My 14 month old DS is like this, I'm just jealous that you managed to get a much longer calm time!
I'm sure it passes, I just have no idea how quickly 
I've actually had a really lovely day with him today. DH has been out and me and DS have had a nice afternoon in together.
One thing that worries me is that I work long shifts, I can sometimes go 48 hours without seeing him and on other occasions I only really see him one day in four days. I'm worried that as he's getting older he's starting to notice my absence more and struggle with the inconsistency of when I will or will not be in his daily life - I often question whether this instability may be affecting his behaviour 
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