18 months - saying no to everything!

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Sorry if this has been done to death but our 18 month DS seems to have had a personality transplant overnight! He has always been super happy and chilled but the tantrums have well and truly started adding in to which he has discovered "no!"

He will grab things, scream if he can't have it (ie carry a full bowl of curry!) and it's no no no to everything. I looked for advice on Google but most of it seems to suggest the No phase starts around 2 so the advice feels a bit advanced for him? His language is good for his age, he can say around 50 words I'd say but only just started walking a fortnight ago so not sure if the issues are connected to that as he's just gained a bit of independence!

He flung himself on the floor in the supermarket yesterday screaming so I just carried him out but not sure if that's the right thing to do?

I know toddlers are famed for being...unreasonable? 😂 but any advice would be gratefully received!!

DD’s terrible twos were definitely 1.5-2.5.

I have no tips, other than noting that it gets better, and they are lovely in between the awfulness.

Yeah he is still an absolute sweetheart the majority of the time but it's really hard isn't it! If he was older I feel I could tackle it better but they are just impossible to reason with!

It’s good that he’s having the phase now while he’s still small enough to be able to pick up and carry out 😁

Honestly you can’t reason with toddler. Just stay consistent - if you’ve said no then don’t give in.

Other than that all you can do is distract, e.g. find something else for him to carry if he wants to carry something. Or find something fun to do so he forgets he’s angry.

Yes, at least something to be grateful for!

Love your advice about giving them something else to carry if they want to carry something