ds is now 16 months always been a good baby until a few weeks ago, his hitting me and other children screaming waking in the night and screaming for hours if i take his milk away (his still breastfeeding at night) throwing things and today for the first time when i told him no he laughed at me and carried on screaming at me and then laughing when i say no! what i'm asking is, is he just at the naughty age? (terrible EARLY two's?) or is he lacking some male influence? ds 'father' won't have anything to do with him no matter how hard i try! is ds needing that telling off from a stern male voice or just some attention even from a dad? i believe boys look up and need their dad's more, i was always been more 'scared' of my dad just as he was a lot sterner with me! am i over thinking this, is it just his age or am i just not enough for ds?