Can't take anymore of this.......Where will it ever end?

[IntergalacticWalrus]

Once again, we have had to leave the only remaining activity that DS1 oes because of his constant tantrumming. I think we will have to knock that one on the head also.

He is driving me nuts (he's 2.3) He won;t sit still at all, he whinged constantly, he shouts, he gets angry and hits DS2 (who is nearly 7 months) or me for no reason.

I have started to avoid taking him anywhere because it's such a bloody ordeal.

I don;t want to be a prisoner in my own home, but at the same time, I can't face leaving anywhere else in tears because he has been so awful.

I just wish someone would come and take him off me. He's been a nightmare since the day he was born, if I am honest. I hate saying that, but it's true. He's extremely unpleasnt at the moment, and I can't see a way out of it.

I have started to ban TV as muych as possible, and I try and do things withj him, like painting, going to the park, going for walks, swimming, cooking, but they never last more than 2 seconds because he can'tr concentrate on it. He runs round aimlessly mostr of the day, and wont react to any form of punishment/sanction (he thinks time out is a great game and just laughs if you tell him off)

HELP, before I ring bloody Barnardos.

I'm just glad you took the time to read it tartanchatterbox

Surely I must get longest post of the week for that one??

Hi haven't read the whole thread but he sounds like a perfectly normal 2.3 yr old to me. They are ment to run around, have tantrums and not concentrate on activities. Don't be too hard on him.

IGW - I'm afraid I haven't got any advice really, ds is 22 months and pretty happy go lucky but has his erm.... lets call them trying days. If he gets like that I put on his waterproofs take him somewhre local where he can run around and around and around and get absolutely filthy and then fall asleep - yay !!!
Tell you what though I'd much prefer to have a livewire than a kid with no character (I'm not belittling how you feel, there btw, just letting you know how I look at it when we're having one of those days).