Angry toddler

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Dc2 just seems to be angry so often. Rages when things don't go his way/doesn't get what he wants etc Anyone else in/been in the same boat? Any ideas as to how to handle/what might help? He is 2. Will be 3 in Feb. Dc1 wasn't like this so new to us.

Terrible twos. Completely normal unless you have noticed any other issues

@Preppingpenguin you're probably right, just seems excessive!

Sounds fairly normal to me too unless he can't he distracted or the tantrums lady way over 15 minutes.

We're having a similar experience this time round, though ours is not quite two yet. I think it's having the unicorn kid who hardly ever had rages first time round that makes you feel it's a bit much. Our first was very serious and cautious. This one has all the rage!

Ooh the tantrums lady- I think that's me 😂

Well it is normal.. they feel frustrated. It must be awful!

They are not yet able to reason out why things do not always go their way - they have insufficient life experience to do this. So they show their frustration. It will gradually subside as they work things out.

Yes, this is it! Dc1 was quite shy and cautious as a toddler (less so now!) And clearly gave us the confidence to have another 😅

I do feel like dc2 is harder work than a lot of other toddlers I know/see out and about but maybe we'll be lucky and the next phase will be easier

I have a son that just turned 3, I am in school for Early childhood development and it is explained that toddlers at their age have a hard time putting their feelings into words so they will communicate through body language and sounds including crying. When he has outburst you can get down to his level and try and label the feeling he is feeling like "sad, mad, happy, excited, confused, scared"
Usually when we take something that they have interested in or even need (like some other kids water bottle, the need is water), it seems like a punishment to them. So if you take an object away, you can model empathy about feelings and say, "I'm sorry but you may not have , its ,"" But you can have ___."

This stage of their life they are learning to label things "animals, rooms of the house, clothes, body parts, etc. " and are egocentric so they are thinking about what they want not really caring about others, but the ability is there. My son has just started showing signs of empathy and sharing with his sister, an amazing thing to witness. HTH