Normal behaviour?

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Hello there. I'm really struggling at the moment with my 15 mo daughter. Her behaviour has been so challenging for the last few months. She seems to constantly whinge and is having multiple tantrums a day. It's quite upsetting to see her this way and it's starting to concern me that there might be something wrong. Her behaviour tends to be particularly bad with me...when I am with her, she will not ever let me leave the room for even a moment without getting upset. She will not play by herself at all either while I'm there. It's different with my husband - she will happily play alone when he's with her, she'll let him leave the room without getting upset. He said he'd even be able to get a bit of work done while he's minding her - something I really struggle to do! I've been a SATM since she was born but am going back to work soon & am worried.

It sounds like it could be separation anxiety which is very common at this age - she does not react in the same way with your husband as she is not concerned whether or not he is there (or is used to him leaving for long periods of time, maybe when he goes to work?) while with you it is a different case (and understandable if you are her main carer and have always been with her) - it does tend to pass as they get older (but tends to get worse before it gets better so it does sound like you are going through the 'worse part' at the moment...)

I can't leave the room either. My 14 month old throws many tantrums eveey day. It's tough but I've been assured that is just a phase. Fingers crossed !