Hi,
My 20 month old is being really “Naughty”, to be honest he has never been easy, he still wakes up for 4+ bottles of milk in the night and has always been an awful sleeper and has always been a real handful in the day since day one pretty much. But now his behaviour has just plummeted, and i really thought he couldn't get any worst behaved! People always ask me how i cope with him, and people are always giving me looks when im out as he is and always has been since he was about 6 months either crying, having a tantrum or since this age, lying on the floor screaming. I dont care what others think though, and i love my baby boy to pieces, i hate talking badly of him because he really is the apple of my eye, but i really need some advice now, as I'm starting to struggle and feel at my witts end with not knowing how to approach the behaviour.
I think the terrible twos are up on us, and i need some help of how to deal with the way he is acting. I have never been able to go shopping without him screaming regardless of doing anything and everything to stop him, but lately he has became worst, he gets out of the straps in the pushchair, he wont sit in a trolley, he falls to the floor and screams. He is screaming constantly, he wants his own way all of the time. He wont eat anything at all, he will snack here and there but wont eat his meals, just throws them. He is smacking, which i have shouted at him for as he is smacking hard in maliciousness. He is pulling my hair. And constantly having fits and tantrums on the floor. Its getting to the point where i literally dont want to take him anywhere because he makes my life hell if i do. I wont accept invitations to go anywhere anymore because he is that bad when i go out, i am run ragged and sweating almost crying because of how badly behaved he is. Any recommendations? Books etc? Or advice? Please thanks