2 yr old going wild

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My dd was 2 in October and since then her behaviour has increasingly worsened. She has been teething quite badly since then and I'm putting part down to teeth and part down to theterrible twos. The behaviour is really quite alarming at times. There doesn't always have to be a trigger she just starts and she'll either start by banging her head on the floor and shouting no over and over again or she just rolls around and waveds her arms around a lot. No amount of cuddling or leaving alone works when she gets like this. I'v found with "normal" tantrums if I ignore they stop very quickly and she comes and finds me and gives me a hug. Anyone had any experience of this? She also hits me quite a lot. I put her arms down by her side and tell her we don'thit and then walk away. However, it hasn' stopped her doing it. I'm getting to the stage where I dread going to friends etc in case she displays this behaviour as it is quite alarming when u see it. She's just like a wild animal. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

What's her behavior like when she's not tantrumming? Is it "normal"?

re hitting only - i must say that ds (23 months) has hit us hard, bitten us and grabbed handfuls of flesh, for months. I did put up a thread about it and the consensus response seemed to be 'it's not uncommon and it's hard to beat but they do grow out of it'. I hope so. a good piece of advice was to turn hitting into a clapping game, if you can, but i do sometimes wonder if it makes hitting more fun! however, it takes the heat out of thing for me.

Yes her behavior is generally normal when not tantrumming although this afternoon has been horrendous. One continues crying/whinging fest!!! I think she's getting bored easily at the mo - just wants to watch dvd's!!! Her behaviour was so bad that I told her she couldn't watch any television because of her behaviour. Apart from the general lack of concentration she has been hitting an awful lot today.

Fish oil or flax seed oil if you are veggie or avoiding fish.

Check labels of food for E621, preservatives 202 220 or 282. Google the Dirty Dozen for a full list of stuff you don't want a tantrumming toddler to eat.

Does she sleep well?

yes she does sleep ok. Usually 12 hrs at night and poss 1 hr during the day. What about the fish oil - she should have this???? I'll check the no no's foodwise although she does have home made stuff on the whole. Her only vice is white chocolate buttons - these are probably horrendous are they?

my dd was 2 in November, and although she's not hitting out, her behaviour has gone down hill over the last few weeks. I'm hoping it's just a faze but it's wearing me out.
She's started waking at night (every night) which she never did before, being very picky with food and generally whingy all day.
No advice but sympathies from a fellow sufferer

I would give fish oil for unexplained bad behaviour yes - it can't hurt (unless allergic to fish) but it does take a while to top up the depleted Omega 3 and 6 enough to see a difference.

My dad sent me through a Telepgraph article on behaviour and fish oil in the 6month to 5 years age range, but I deleted the email. It's pretty recent though (last week). have a read and see what you think.

You would have to read the ingredients for the white chocolate buttons and compare to list. I guess there will be "flavourings". Lots of people blame sugar but ds has his fair share of sugar and is fine.

my beautiful darling DD is like the little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead.."when she's good she's very very good...but when she is bad she is horrid..." exactly as you describe here, real temper tantrums, in fact when she had her first one (just after her 2nd birthday) DH thought that she was having a fit or something she just went balistic...not helped of course by her darling older brother (by 2 years) who has always been and still is an angel...oh the joys of motherhood ...I try to give her lots of tuna (with jacket spuds) her favourite, though she won't eat ANY vegetables or fruit and spits the fish oil tablets out....she seems to be getting better now that she is communicating more (never stops chatting) though she is approaching her 3rd birthday (Feb) Good luck !