Hi everyone,
My dd was born prematurely at 29 weeks and spent 2 months in special care. Since the age of one she's been attached to her dad and the attachment has gradually intensified. She is now 2 and 2 months and majorly attached to dh, to the point of where she kicks and screams, arches her back etc if I try to do anything for her when dh is around. Over the last 2 months however it's intensified even more and she is having massive tantrums every night and at least a couple of times during the day when I/we have her. She goes to nursery 2 days a week and is apparently really good. I've noticed that her tantrums are worst when dh and I are with her together and she has started smacking herself in the face and biting the back of her hand (though not particularly aggressively) when she tantrums. She throws herself on the floor and screeches and screeches until she's almost sick. She moans and whimpers every 2 mins when she's not tantrumming and it's sending me doolally. She loses it over the smallest of things too, such as if she drops something. It makes me laugh when people say 'oh I remember this one time taking my lo to the supermarket and they threw themself on the floor and I had to carry them out under my arm'. Really? Well, my dd does that nearly every time we go somewhere! 😠These tantrums are happening on a daily basis. Is this all normal guys or could there be something else? I have her 2 days a week but am considering putting her in nursery f/t. I wanted to watch her grow up but the way I feel at the moment... I can't stand to be around her. I know that probably makes me an awful person. I've tried speaking to her calmly and at eye level but it just doesn't seem to work. Any advice would be appreciated please. It's probably worth mentioning that she is in the process of transitioning to the next room in nursery. She's quite big now compared to the other toddlers in the room she is in currently and all her friends have moved up. They were just waiting for her speech to develop a bit more before moving her. She has a good vocab and can point to pics and say words, she just isn't saying many sentences. I wondered if any of this had anything to do with how she's being? Or do you think she could have some kind of disorder? Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post x
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