AIBU not to like one of my children at the moment

[etcher70]

I have a 6 year old and an (almost) 2 year old.
The 2 year old is MONUMENTALLY whingey and it's starting to get me down. Some days he's okay but on others he cries and whines about pretty much everything. Today I offered him a grape and that made him cry!
He is quite bright (I think) so I try to keep him entertained. We get outdoors a lot, do plenty of exploratory / sensory type of activities and attend a couple of playgroups.
Before everyone tells me I'm wearing him out I should also say that he sleeps 12/13hours at night and also has a nap during the day. So I don't think 'tiredness' is the problem!
He is teething at the moment but to be honest he's been like this since he was small.
Anyone any advice / positive stories about similar issues? All help gratefully received....

My daughter was like this. I felt like a terrible mother. I wanted to throttle her!!

I can't remember exactly when she grew out of it but she eventually did. She's now a mostly charming 18-yr-old and we have a great relationship.

Things will get better. Hopefully soon!

my nearly 2yo is the same. It must be teeth but its doing my head in.

I'm hoping it will get better once he can talk properly. His speech is a bit delayed (he was a few months premature) so when he gets frustrated he tends to grunt, point and cry (a lot)....
Thanks for the supportive messages already!

Do you think some things to help him communicate might help? Some simple signs or picture cards?

Maybe, that's a good thought - he does seem very frustrated....

Hi op I was just the same with dd2, she is now 2.5 and since her speech has come on things have been a lot better .... most of the time! So hopefully things will get easier for you soon. I can sympathise with you though, it's exhausting!

You could make some visual aids by taking photos of things he often wants and he could point to them. Also pictures for emotions he might be feeling, such as happy, sad and so on.

Thank you, good to know that things improve - fingers crossed for this one! Speech is starting to come but slowly. I can't wait for him to be able to tell me what he wants or what's making him so upset...

Ugh, my 2 yr old is the same, it's draining! And frustrating because he's just soooo fab when he's not whining. My older child was the same, had delayed speech (possibly due to undiagnosed glue ear) but as soon as her language kicked in things improved dramatically.

The problem now is that she never stops talking - and I mean never EVER - but the 'noise' is slightly less grating most of the time!!!

Yes we have the odd lovely sunny smiley day when everything makes him laugh and it's great. Then the next day it's back to mega whinge-a-thon for no apparent reason. So frustrating (for him and us!)