My son has always been full-on and hard work. He cried a lot as a baby and was very whingy. He's improved hugely as he grown into being a toddler but he does throw enormous tantrums. He's done this for many months and he's just turned 2. I know tantrums are a part of normal development but I'm not sure where normal ends? He whines and cries when he doesn't get what he wants (we don't fold) and if we want to change his nappy or leave somewhere like the playground, he will throw a huge tantrum, sit on the floor, shriek, throw things, even kick or hit. This can sometimes be several times a day and is quite hard to control. He seems to struggle to calm himself down. Sometimes it seems he's doing it to annoy us and get attention / show his emotions, but sometimes he really seems to work himself up to a point where he's really distressed and can't seem to stop. Is this normal? How frequently do your 2 year olds tantrum / cry?? His language seems slightly delayed so I'm hoping when that improves so will the tantrums...
To preempt advice - It's nothing to do with screens, as he wasn't allowed ANY screen time until he was 2 years old and only then upto 20 mins a day (no change in his behaviour at all).