Meltdown and tears over trivial things

[lucyellensmum]

I know its what 2 year olds do, but my DD is driving me nuts. The past week or so i have had to trapse back from the town/park/pool with an inconsolable toddler screaming that she wants her daddeeeeee (a whole other issue!!). She just seems to be devestated over the slightest thing. This morning it was an immediate reaction to toast instead of cheerio's. This afternoons fiasco was because she didnt want to walk home from the pool by the route we took. Things like that cause complete heartbreak. She literally screamed for an hour this morning because daddy had to "go to work" - he works from home (and i might have to kill him soon!!). I can't console her, so when she is out i just end up walking along with the poor little thing trailing me sobbing her heart out, if i try, she loses her rag and it makes things worse. Not a day goes by without tears (often mine too) and im at a loss tell me its a phase and im not a terrible mummy???please

My 20m DD has started the tantruming over nothing as well, god its exhausting, like living with Michael Winner "Milk too hot! New milk! No, thats not my milk. Want new milk!" etc etc.

Even better - "want shoes off. No! No want shoes off!" etc etc ending with hysteria.

Definitely triggered by tiredness or hunger with her, especially because shes been ill lately.

I'm so pleased everyone else's toddler behaves in the same way. Today my DS (24m) cried because his milk was in the wrong colour cup, his biscuit was broken ... then later he screamed to have his football in the bath with him and when I relented he broke down because it was wet!

My only way of managing is to give him choices where ever possible (in an either / or kind of way) and carry on regardless for the remainder (trying really hard not to laugh at him directly)

i shouldnt laugh at all these mad demands, but they are funny arent they

You have just reminded me.................want to go to bed wearing fireman's hat, but can't lie down whilst wearing firemans hat.....very tired, want to lie down to go to sleep....but want to wear fireman's hat...ad infinitem...

Those last three or four posts have had tears in my eyes laughing. It all sounds sooooooo familiar!!!

(!!) Argh. It's enough to drive you crazy!

LOl at Babybel, dd can get incandescent about this and about tangerines too.

DS gets very upset with "One potato, two potato" if he's not the one who gets to say "one potato more" or if Daddy's not there to do the "Strictly Come Dancing" or "Richard & Judy" dance!