I am at my wit’s end! He has always been a child with huge emotions, both ends of the spectrum. So he is very sweet, loving, funny, joyful. But when things don’t go his way, and it can be something small, he goes mental. Huge screams. I label his emotions, reassure him I’m there, stay firm but fair. He comes out of it, but it’s just the ease with which he flips.
He’s not like this in nursery nor pre school, he is well behaved there, waits his turn, happy to share. I understand that we are his safe space. But he will still do it out and about if we are there - he had a raging tantrum in soft play recently because too many children were there and he had to wait for a while. He will scream at others, he’s a good size for his age and it scares other kids. I remove him, calm him down.
But I’m so worn down by it, I don’t tiptoe around him but everything is a battle. His older sibling has a play date currently and DS screamed at the friend because they were going to play on the games console
and DS wanted to (he’s not allowed because of the meltdowns he has when it’s time to come off).