14 mo daughter has terrible temper

[ThePerfectFather]

my daughter is a shade over 14 months and she's started to develop the most unbelievable temper. if she reaches for something (like my cuppa) or wants to go somewhere or do something and I stop her, she throws herself around, rolls around on the floor, and cries her eyes out for 10 minutes at a time, with occasional peeks back at me to gauge my reaction, which is usually one of laughter since it's so OTT. if she can see me preparing her dinner or a bottle, she screams the whole time and cannot seem to wait for a single second

I've been looking after her full-time for a year now while my wife is at work, and I'm worried my previously sweet little daughter has been replaced by some kind of insane goblin dispatched by evil forces hell bent on my destruction. is it something I've done? any suggestions to curb this kind of thing? or do I just need to tought it out? it's obvously going to get worse too, isn't it?

tough it out I mean

welcome to tantrums

Pretty much every child goes through it. It is just frustration. Hse is capable of so much more these days, getting more and more mobile, getting taller and able to reach things she couldn't before, getting more coordinated. But she isn't quite there yet, her vocab isn't big enough to always make herself understood. Her understanding insn't good enough to get why you don't want her to pour your coffee all over herself. She's just working things out and pushing some boundries. It will get better as she becomes more able to talk, understand etc. Then you'll hit the terrible twos

All perfectly normal - although a shock for every parent - the day their obliging baby turns into a tantrumming toddler!

my previously sweet little daughter has been replaced by some kind of insane goblin dispatched by evil forces hell bent on my destruction.

Hee!

I don't mean to smile at your misfortune - well I do! DD has been through this phase, she would stamp her feet from about 12 months and scream a bit - don't pay it any attention. You are dealing with it fine, just breathe deeply

omg my ds2 started his tantrums at about 11months, he's now 13months. I can't believe how young some of them start He flails his body around the whole room, throwing himself onto the floor!