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Illogical reasons for tantrums in toddlers. Share with me please.

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Spottyotter · 02/08/2009 19:51

Out for a walk today. My ds threw an absolute wobbler because the flock of seagulls on the seafront had the sheer audacity to fly off when he chased them.

He then proceeded to fill the front of his sandals with sand, looked up at me as if I was responsible for this horrendous crime screaming at the top of his voice "Mummygetitout'! Mummygetitout!"

was not sure wether to piss myself with laughter or be embarrased.

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whomovedmychocolate · 02/08/2009 22:45

Ah the joys of hand sorting cereals to prevent 'contamination' with the wrong sort

Now this is why they have toast, waffles or fruit in our house - besides which cereal just is too good as a projectile weapon, it goes miles

trixymalixy · 02/08/2009 23:29

DS wanted to go outside to play and as I opened the back door the cat decided to go out as well.

Cue massive wailing from DS " No Elsie, it's MY outside!!!"

TeenyTinyToria · 02/08/2009 23:33

Ds (2.4) -

"want poo!" (sits on toilet)
(gets off toilet)
me - "ok ds, let's put your nappy on then"
"nononononono want poo!" (gets on toilet)
(gets off toilet)

repeat x10 until I get fed up and put his nappy on.

Other things that have upset him recently include:

Grandad walking downstairs backwards.
The window shade coming off the window in the car.
Banana coming out of its skin before he was ready to take it out.

ExtraFancy · 03/08/2009 09:29

Ahhh yes, the broken banana trauma! My DS had an utter meltdown when I wasn't able to magically mend it again for him.

This morning's tantrum was courtesy of not being allowed to wear pyjama bottoms to nursery/not being allowed to take all the eyeshadow applicators ("sticks!") out of their box and stick them in his ears.

littleducks · 03/08/2009 09:51

ds is 16 months and has already started tantrums, mostly food related, he wants to eat banana in skin like his big sister but goes bezerk as that means i then have to take it out of his hand to peel it from the halfway point down once he has eaten half

His tantrums are hysterical as he turns his back on you, put forehead on the floor and screams and wont look at you at all

dd is now 3 so not so many tantrums but she also freaks out if its the pINKY pONK as she hates it being stuck in the tree

Gargula · 03/08/2009 12:37

These posts have really made me laugh!
My son is 20 months and not particularly vocal - so sometimes I have no idea what he is shedding tears of rage and frustration about.
The conversation often sounds like:
ME: What's wrong honey?
DS: Bah, fo go ga g g door
ME: The door?
DS: Ma mu f ff away stick
ME: HUH?

HeadFairy · 03/08/2009 12:40

Ds absolutely refuses to brush his teeth unless he's put the lid back on the toothpaste. It's simply not acceptable for me to do it..... cue "waaaaaa mumeeeeeee, uca (ds) do it!!!!!!! waaaaaaaa" I usually take that as my green light to shove the toothbrush in and clean his teeth while his mouth is nicely open

stubbyfingers · 03/08/2009 12:45

That sounds familiar Gargula!

I get that, "n gi ho ma o door" thing. Any response I give gets the reaction, "nooooooooo, door, noo, nooo!"

funny little beggers.

phdlife · 03/08/2009 12:46

ooh I had a goody last week - 10mins of heartbroken sobs ("Mama, GCSE not happy! any more ")because I wouldn't let him help me with the paperwork after I did a wee. Mean, mean mummy!

slowreadingprogress · 03/08/2009 13:31

once, when ds was nearly 3, my mum had the audacity to (and I'm sorry to describe this so graphically, look away now if you are easily upset).......

to.....I can hardly bring myself to say it

CUT UP MY SON'S FISHCAKE FOR HIM

oh my goodness, understandably the poor boy had to throw the most humounous wobbler to show this deluded so-called-'grandmother' just where she was going wrong

HensMum · 03/08/2009 13:36

Just remembered one, I gave DS some strawberries but he didn't want them. I offered several times but just got "no, finished" so I said "righto, mummy'll eat them then" and had the audacity to eat one. So obviously, DS then decided that he did want strawberries, and in particular, the one that was in my stomach! Lots of "have it, have it!" while pointing at my belly.

It's kind of nice when the reason for the tantrum is impossible though, means your resolve not to give in can't be tested!

racmac · 03/08/2009 13:37

DS3 screams when his banana breaks in half.

He screams when you peel an orange and break it up into pieces - but if you dont break it into pieces he puts it in a bowl and stares at it and wont eat it

ilikeyoursleeves · 03/08/2009 13:40

These are most funny

Currently, my DS1 (21 months) is going through a phase of collecting cups (especially the ones we are still drinking tea from) and lining them up on the window sill. For some reason he MUST have 4 all in a row or all hell breaks loose

floraflora · 03/08/2009 15:34

Ho, Ho, Ho - so good to know one is not alone...
We also have the broken banana problem - glad to know it's common - but the same rule applies to broken museli bars here too.
Also, if pyjamas are not matching... and if I myself have the audacity not to wear matching pyjamas - I am the worst mother in the world and am ruining the happiness of my beloved son FOREVER!

hattyyellow · 03/08/2009 15:42

Oh lord yes, the broken banana. Cue major meltdown. Also broken flapjacks (although I can almost see the mental struggle between the fact that it's broken and the fact that it contains sugar and tastes nice).

PuppyMonkey · 03/08/2009 15:50

DD2 has tantrums about everything. She had one about wanting to watch the film Oliver! this morning. She is 2.

The funniest thing at the moment is that she throws a strop and has a paddy on the floor at anything, but has also taken to screeching: "Don't you dare!" at the top of her voice. She did that to me when i was trying to put her in the seat on the shopping trolley the other day. A lot of people gave me a look about it.

hattyyellow · 03/08/2009 15:57

It's terrifying what they pick up from you!

One of my DD's heard us jokingly saying to eachother "get orf my land".

Guess what she shouts at people now when she's having a strop!

PuppyMonkey · 03/08/2009 16:05

hatty.

biggernow · 03/08/2009 17:53

Ah......this post made my day....

todays tantrums (DS is nearly 2) were....

because i suggested he removed his hooded jumper he insisted on wearing this morning when he found it (I usually hide it because he is obsessed with it) and despite it being really hot

because i wouldn't let him hit me with a cucumber

because I wouldn't let him hit dog with cucumber

because i wouldn't let him hit his head with cucumber

because i took away the cucumber

because i wouldn't let him bring the hose pipe in the house

because i took away a pack of tuna in the supermarket he was ripping up and about to throw at someone

because i wouldn't let him sit on the pavement and scrape some chewing gum up with his hands

Number 2 due November. Goodness me........ shame I can't have a stiff drink tonight to help me get over today. Who knows what tomorrow will bring......

Miamla · 03/08/2009 18:12

tantrums we've had here today include:

me taking his book away because he was eating it (despite it being straight after lunch and he hardly ate anything)

me moving so he couldn't pull my hair

me picking up cat and putting him outside to prevent DS pulling his tail again

oh and DS is only just 1
if we have tantrums now, is he more likely to have fewer when he's older?

whomovedmychocolate · 03/08/2009 21:26

DD had a great one today. She had a total meltdown because DS broke his banana - not hers you understand. His. He laughed. She cried for 40 minutes on a theme of 'but why, mummy? Why?'

It probably didn't help that I replied 'because sometimes bananas are fallible' and she thought I'd said that bananas were animals then spent the next 39 minutes trying not to giggle at her protests.

girlsyearapart · 03/08/2009 21:36

LOVING this thread. I am not alone yay!
Today's gem was because in order to park in my parents road I had to drive past their house. Cue much screaming from dd1 ' Nooo Mummmmmy I wanna go to Grandads house!'

Tried to tickle her today. She turned round and said 'No Mummy don't you dare!'

Argh she's not 2 for another 6 weeks..

puffylovett · 03/08/2009 21:48

Oh I like this thread !

Yesterdays tantrum was because mummy refused to wash the stew juice off his chip.

I usually get a severe rollicking for bringing him in from the car when he's woken up from his nap.

Today I was sat on the wrong side of the sofa .

This mornings was because he wanted to put his undercrackers on Bob the builder rather than himself.

snickersnack · 03/08/2009 21:51

dd had a recurring tantrum (every bloody night - it was the predictability of it that was both hilarious and deeply wearing) between the ages of 2 and 2.5. Every night we'd heat up a bottle of milk for her, and hand it to her. Every night she would grab it from us, have one swig, then hurl it across the room before hurling herself on the floor and screaming "it's warm". And every night we'd be utterly baffled, and say "yes, it is warm, that's what you want...". Because she certainly didn't want it cold (we tried that, believe me). And every night she'd scream for a couple of minutes before crawling over and grabbing it and downing it in one. It was hard to know whether to laugh or cry. Sometimes I did both.

bradsmissus · 03/08/2009 21:57

DS is 4 and still has the odd wobbly. the latest ones are;

Because DD rang the doorbell at Nanny's instead of knocking the knocker.

Because I gave him a bath 'on a no bath day' - a concept he has invented himself as we don't have set bath days.

Because he 'wasn't ready' for Ben 10 to start.

(Over amused by the term undercrackers! )