My 6 month year old has the most terrible temper and I'm not sure how to deal with it. He often holds his breath when he's in a rage and also passed out once at around 4 months old! He has been a very angry baby from birth with the loudest cry I've ever heard - I get funny looks from strangers sometimes and it's quite embarrassing! He had colic and has got reflux (which I treat with Gaviscon now which helps) so I think he was used to constant attention for the first 3 months and I guess he's spoilt being my first, holding him all the time, etc which I'm now finding difficult to stop. He will never go to sleep unless he's in my arms, apart from occassionally at night when he finally goes to bed around 9pm and in his carseat and buggy. He hardly sleeps at all during the day, never has, and he fights it so much even when he's so obviously tired! He's always been a very active baby and is crawling at the moment, he also seems to be quite advanced for his age, and this may sound stupid but I wonder if he gets frustrated with things sometimes or maybe he's just overtired! Sorry for this being so long, sounds like it's more than one issue, I'm just at the end of my tether now, especially as my husband is working away and we're home alone! Holding him doesn't always help either but other times it does so there's obviously nothing wrong with him. I want to start putting him down for naps so he can learn to get himself to sleep but he tends to really pull and scratch at his face and I can't bear the thought of it but I've got to start before it's too late. Just need to try and stop the temper tantrums but maybe it's just in his personality!