Hi,
My baby is 12.5 months old and has always had quite a full on temperament, but seemed to get calmer with each milestone. However, he is lately throwing full on tantrums (like throwing himself to the ground and head banging style), and my mother in law has made me concerned that there might be something wrong. For the past couple of weeks, the full on tantrums have probably happened once a day, but in between he has lots of mini ones any time he is told no, or moved away from somewhere (generally dangerous) that he otherwise wants to be. It's very hard to know how best to comfort him at these times.
He is also a very active little boy. He has been walking for around a month, and now pretty much runs everywhere constantly. He doesn't really ever want to sit and play with toys anymore, but will just grab things and carry them from one place to another generally. He is meeting his other milestone fine, gives cuddles, doesn't have any proper words yet but points at things he wants or is interested in all the time and can shake his head for no (which is often at the moment!!). He used to wave but seems to have stopped?
Basically, is it a cause for concern at this age to be having these big tantrums? And does anyone have any tips on how to react?
Thanks.