tiny tiny tantrums ,EVERY SINGLE SECOND!!!

[pugsmum]

Hi all,
my ds is 15 months and he seems to keep having these little tantrums , now i know this is all a part of growing into a toddler but i am just not
sure of the best way to deal with them it is becoming more and more frequent and it seems to be taking over our day .

he seems to be just having a small (but powerful) strop about everything, and very quick tempered , he will start screaming / crying , throwing whatever is in his hand of if there is something in his mouth will take it out and throw it, he thows himself about and even sort of air slaps ( he never actually hits but sort or does it towards you but bot actually making contact)
If i take something off of him , or dont give him something quick enough, If he doesnt understand something or cant figure out how to say some thing to me............ or any other reason you can think of .

distraction only seems to work some times .

what do i do???
Do i just ignore him and leave the room or just not acknowledge it or do i tell him off with one of my ABC disapline teqniques i am not sure how to handle it and be consistant and they seem to be getting worse . i have tried all of the above and more

and is this "Normal" or is there cause for concern????

I love it when one reads something on here and thinks - ohh I could so have written the same thing !

My dd does literally exactly the same thing (for me anyway - childminder doesn't seem to have them at all so makes me think she's far more distracted and entertained by other kids then when she is just with me and I need to do try and do something other than entertain her!) Is your ds in childcare ?

Like you say, when she does it she arches back, stamps feet and literally will hurl herself on the floor at times.

I am convinced it's all totally normal - and infact, feel actually it's a sign of a bright, intelligent smart kid that is just very frustrated - dd is desperate to speak and communicate and is very independent and strong willed. Is your ds walking ? We had a particularly difficult week or two when dd was getting to grips with that too (still is but getting better and seems to have help stem of some of the angst) - it's as if the body can't do what the brain wants.. they are just developing so rapidly at this point I feel it's got to be frustration and your experience seems to back up my thoughts too.

Also, I am most certainly going now for the ignoring approach. I don't say a word - if I happen to be holding her when the 'offending' moment occurs I put her down - often as I say she will then sit with head in hands and I will walk away. It can be tough as you feel they are going to damage themselves but it seems to be having most effect.. What's your ABC approach ? I found when I engaged her I would just get a grabbed face or she would try hit me!

Hope this helps.. be interesting to see if anyone else got any thoughts..

dd is 14mo

grandson is nearly 14months,he is amazing at the, throw on the floor,he looks behind him,plonks himself down,lowers his head and then just before his head is down he lets it fall so it does a bang noise,but he is nearly on the floor so it doesnt hurt,its just for effect,its so funny to watch.i personally think its frustration aswell,as he cant talk,another favourite is to run to the door,turn round and lean his head so it touches the door,and then bangs it on the door,again not enough to hurt,just done for the dramatic act..

pretty clever when you think how young they are !!