Is my DS going through terrible 2's early?

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The last couple of months my son seems to be getting really frustrated and developing a temper whenever he can't do something and if he can't get his own way he has started to throw tantrums. For example he's got a walker which he loves and has become really obsessed with it to the point that if he sees it and I try to take it away from him he screams the place down. Also when he's playing with his blocks he's started throwing them in temper and the nursery have reported that he's been hitting kids when they've tried to take toys off him. I really don't want him to develop a spoiled brat behaviour. He's been ok up until recently. He's only 22 months. Could this be an early start of the terrible 2's or is this something I should be concerned about?

Well it is, but I don't like the phrase "terrible 2's" as it seems to dismiss what he is going through.

How is his communication? Have you thought about using signing to help him communicate? It helped our DS enormously and you don't have to pay for expensive classes, most libraries will have a book on it.

What have the nursery suggested about the hitting?

The nursery just keep saying it's normal and they'll grow out of it but we're not happy with that attitude. We don't think a child of ANY age should be allowed to think it's acceptable to hit or throw tantrums no matter what the excuse.

Well, lots of children do hit so maybe that's why they think it could be classed as normal, although I agree that it should be discouraged. As his parent, I'd be more intereested in how the nursery deal with children taking toys from other children, are they told that is not acceptable, and how they deal with the hitting when it happens.

Thought you might also like to read [[http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/discipline-behavior/bothersome-behaviors/biting-and-hitting-16-ways-stop-it this too]

Sorry, that was a poor link attempt wasn't it. Try here. .