Ds cries all the time, I can't cope with it anymore!

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He is 22 months and for the past month or so just cries and has tantrums all the time. He has just had 4 teeth come through and I thought it was this but he is still crying for no apparent reason.

Is this normal? Terrible twos early? Surely no toddler cries this much. He has just woken from a nap early and is in hysterics. I can't calm him down and can't take the crying anymore.

Not sure if it's frustration, he does throw things on the floor and scream/cry till I pick it up.

I guess I should take him to the doctor, but what do I say? He cries all the time?

If this has only started recently I would take him to the doctors actually. Ds cried a lot at this age but he had always cried a lot since he was a baby so it wasn't anything new.

Well he has always sort of been like this when teething but once they are through he will be back to normal.

These lot have taken ages and the last one came through 1 1/2 weeks ago but he is still crying at the drop of a hat.

I'll make an appointment at the doctors.

Anyone else have a toddler who cries a lot? Could it be frustration from not being able to communicate very well? He doesn't say too many words.

its being a toddler and frustrated and learning that crying when they are unwell works wonders. So may as well keep putting new found skill into action.

No magic solution though, I'm getting more laid back worn down with kids and age so I give in now and pick him up, or put him in his room to play if I have reached the end of my tether.

I have tried distracting him with toys and books when he gets like this but it mostly doesn't work.

The main thing that will stop him crying is the tv but of course I do not want to carrying on using this as a calming down device.

If this is normal then I can live with it but I am so stressed now that I am panicking there is something wrong!

I have a 20 month old who frequently goes into full meltdown. I am putting it down to the terrible twos (which I obviously escaped with my other two children).

I can calm him down with either food or fireman Sam- but don't really like doing this as it feels like rewarding him for bad behaviour.

I have recently started shutting him in the hall where he is safe if he has a full blown paddy.

It is really difficult. He ruins the whole family dynamic.

Is it tantrums or full on upset crying or is there a difference?

I certainly know when he is having a tantrum but sometimes it's hysterical crying as if he has been hurt. This happened today as he was playing, he moved to the kitchen and broke down crying. Definitely did not hurt himself but I couldn't understand what was wrong. I gave him a yoghurt and that seemed to work.

I know what you mean about rewarding bad behavior but sometimes it's so stressful I have to turn the tv on.

It's too much now, I can't cope with it and I must be doing something wrong.

My DS is just having a tantrum I think but to hear it you would think he is being murdered! I have to give him a biscuit to het him in the pushchair to do the school run (he has just got up from his nap so is in a particularly foul mood).

I am hoping it will pass but I would say there is probably no end in sight for the next few months. He does suffer a bit with his ears and when I went to see dr about the whole situation on Monday she just told me to give him calpol