Can Babies show signs of Aggression?

[loneSoldier]

My 8 month old baby boy can be quite demanding and although he can be the happiest boy in the world when he wants to be, he has started 'shouting'.

He can actually look really angry, as if he is trying to bark orders that we are not following.....mainly because we don't know what he wants.

Is this normal? My other half is worried that he will turn in to an angry child.

normal imo

they're just figuring our they have their own minds and can't express themselves yet. frustrating for them!

I undesrstand the frustration and was expecting the crying and tantrums, but it's very un-nerving when he seems to be snarling....I am considering renaming him Damien!

TOtally, utterly normal.
It is frustration at not being able to do all he wants and say what he wants. It must be infuriating being wee!
He is angry at his limitations.
Ds used to go nuts at times and he is now aged 2 and a chilled out wee man.

Very normal. My ds used to almost snarl at us and then do this really loud, strained shouting sound like he was really angry but he was just very frustrated.

Thanks for the feedback. It's good to know I don't have anything to worry about.

Your other half needs to start reconciling himself to the thought of an angry child now; chances are he will go through angry phases throughout his childhood (look out for the terrible twos, the miserable threes, the starting-school-syndrom, the preteens and pubrty). As others have said, there is a lot of frustration involved in growing up. As long as he is met with love, firmness and good humour he will weather these phases successfully.

my 7 month old sounds like a bear when he wants something. 'hrrrrr hrrrr hrrrrr' snarls from the highcahir. its disconcerting!

Yep, normal. Some of the baby photos we have of ds are terrifying - he looks like a grumpy old man.

My 9 month old has a little stuborn streak. When he crawls near something he shouldn't and I tell him not to (not shouting just a little, no, no, no Tom Tom) he looks at me then if something is behind him he will bang his head on it gently and if there's nothing behind him he sort of jerks. I'm dreading what he'll be like at two!

*stubborn