My baby has a REALLY REALLY bad temper.

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Well not really a baby ahe is 18 months now. She has been this way since she was one. And I don't just mean she has a tantrum because she can't have something. She gets angry with people. REALLY angry.

An example of her anger would be that she has just thrown a ceramic bowl aimed at my head and no I am not exaggerating it was actually aimed at me in temper because I didn't jump up and remove her bowl immediately. Or if you move her away from something she throws herself on the floor screaming and headbanging. She regualarly slaps dd1 if she gets too close while she is sulking.

MIL thinks that she is copying dd1 because she used to have monumental tantrums, but they were just normal toddler tantrums. DD2 seems to be constantly angry.

I know that it is partly due to fustration because she can't communicate what she wants effectively yet, but surely it is not normal for her to be this angry all the time?

surely this is normal behaviour?? my ds can be just like this (16 months). he hates being moved away from something and often hits out/ headbutts in frustration if i don't know exactly what he wants..... sometimes i am convinced that even he doesn't know what he wants. i do think that some babies/ toddlers just react to things differently and some are just more highly strung than others. my ds was a satanic baby, seriously seriously cranky but is getting better. instead of being grumpy and moody all the time he just has out bursts of anger like you describe. i like to think it's cos my ds is clever and frustrated but part of me just thinks he is plain bad tempered! i try and ignore it and distract as much as possible. as soon as he hits or head butts i just say firmly 'no hitting/ headbutting, it hurts' then put him down on the floor. sometimes he cries, other times he just wanders off but i try and stay calm!

Oh good at least it's not just me then. I was begining to think that my baby was possesed lol!

lol. nah she's not possessed, just frustrated most likely. i think from what i see at toddler groups that it is normal behaviour but some are obviously more extreme, like ours!!!