Tantrums in a 10 month old?

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First of all, is this possible? DS is 10 months and literally has what I would call a tantrum if you try to get him to do something he doesn't want to, e.g. go in buggy, get dressed etc. Is this normal and how do you handle? So far I've been ignoring it but worried I am storing up problems ...

Not a tantrm at 10m, IMO

My dd and ds would both howl very loudly and writhe if they were unhappy. Nappy changes were always fraught, along with changing clothes, baths, strapping into buggy, staying in high chair or anything really which caught them in the wrong mood.

That was just their strong personality and temperament. Completely normal for them, but strangers would be taken aback and would think there was a full blown crisis in action and try to defuse (haha, no chance).

They moved seamlessly into tantrums when toddlers.

As for how to handle, I think at 10 months, you try to distract. Pre-emptive action is better than cure, especially if you can predict the flashpoints. That might mean fewer baths, quick no-nonsense nappy changes, dressing them in clothes the night before that can double up as day clothes (to avoid scenes before taking them to nursery in the morning).

You have to manage the environment to reduce the triggers. In any case, you are not storing problems for the future, not at 10 months anyway.

There was a thread very similar about a week or so ago but about a 12month old. The outcome was that it was totally normal!