Toddler keeps screaming!!

[Satsuma2019]

Hi all,

My DS has in the last couple of days started to scream all day and have tantrums when he doesn’t get what he wants. I have tried putting him in time outs and using a firm voice to tell him it is not acceptable but he refuses to listen.

Is this just a bout of terrible twos or is there something I can do to stop him screaming every 2 minutes sometimes for no reason at all. Please tell me it gets easier.

I hate telling him off because when he’s being good he’s the loveliest child on earth. Just want him to stop with the temper tantrums.

Thank you x

How old is he?

He’s almost 18months

He’s way too little for time outs. He won’t have a clue.

Is it literally all day? Could he have a bug?

I usually just let tantrums blow over, try to say what they might be feeling so that they learn about that, and then move on. But no giving in, of course.

It can be a big shock when it first starts happening in.

My 20 month old tantrums i just distract as much as I can and ignore the screaming.

At that age just distract- Naught step/ time out/ explaining the situation etc doesn’t really work until 2years/ 2.5yrs at least

I wonder if he's having a growth spurt and is tired and sore.

It really just comes down to them having very big feelings and not being able to control them. Not their fault.

My DS has been like this. The last week or so has been much better though. He’s 22 months and I feel like we might be coming out the other side now. He’s still bloody defiant but much more verbally so (lots of ‘no sad’, ‘go home’ and ‘no like it’ etc. when asked to do things) and less screaming.

My dd been like this since she turned 1.

Shes hard work.

Thank you for all your replies. I think this week I’ll try your suggestions and ignore him when he’s tantruming and see if that helps.

It just surprised me how out of the blue this all started and has really thrown me

My 18 month old has started having full
Blown melt downs if he doesn’t get his own way! Full on feet stamping and lashing out! I’m hoping it’s a phase and will ride it out... saying that I don’t remember his brother doing this, but they have very different personalities. I’m not sure a time out would work, I’ve just started using those with my 4 year old. I was thinking maybe the lockdown has finally made him totally bored and once we do more fun things again may help!!!

And yes it does get easier, much easier

My 17 month old keeps losing her rag or just sort of whinging all day. I think it's her molars. Or that she wants me to do something but I have no idea what.

I get that it's a combination of emotions and frustration and teeth pain but dear lord it's hard at the moment.

I’m with you there @AWryGiraffe lol my DS screams/shriek is so high pitched it goes straight through my head. He does it at the most random of times too.

I am exactly in the same boat. My 20 month old is waking up at 11.30 every night screaming and refusing to sleep for hours. The next day he is so tired he then moans all day, especially if I try to leave the room. Its exhausting! I am wondering whether to cut his nap down but there is so much conflicting advice!

Back teeth coming in maybe?

My 21 month old is having tantrums at the moment... he's a lovely locrlg it most of the time but then if he doesn't get his own way of gets annoyed about something... man, he will scream and screech! He's just testing me and pushing boundaries... and it's working. I don't really know what to do about it either but I'm just trying to be firm and consistent. I'm not putting him in timeouts exactly as I don't think he'd get it, but if he is super naughty like throws a wooden block at me or pinches me, then ill pick him up and put him on the other side of the room and walk away. Then he'll cry and then behave again... at least temporarily. Don't know if that's the right thing to do but I have no other ideas!