16 month old temper

[Trickedbyanangel]

As the title say, my 16 month old seems to have a right temper! My eldest has just turned 5 and we never experienced anything like this with them.

If for example we pick him to take him away from something dangerous, he will hit us in the face or headbutt us. He also throws himself on the floor and headbutts that on the way down too!

He screams if he’s unhappy about something, like being put in the car seat, he’s pulled his older siblings hair when frustrated, he throws his food on the floor if he doesn’t want it and if we try and stop him throwing his plate down, he screams. Don’t even get me started on getting him dressed or changing him!

😂😳

He is the funniest, cheekiest little thing, but I never in a million years expected this after our eldest being such an angel. Of course being 5, they now display some attitude that little one is probably copying but not this extreme!

When does this pass? 😁

Mine was exactly the same, I only have one DS and from 16 months his lack of patience, tantrums, object throwing and complete lack of any cooperation was finishing me off. Everything was a battle.

He’s just turned 22 months and I say in the last 2 or 3 weeks we have really turned a corner and it’s coincided with an explosion in his language, most notably his ability to distinguish between yes and no and be able to answer questions with a yes and no and actually mean it. I know he’s been able to understand what we are saying for a long time but he was unable to respond and the behaviour stemmed from pure frustration. Don’t get me wrong it’s still not a walk in the park but tantrums are diffusing so much quicker because we can identify the cause through a process of elimination.

I found 16-20 months the worst so far. I hope it passes soon.

My first was an angel too. My next two were a shock to the system. 16 months was a horrible age for tantrums but it slowly improved and by 2 most tantrums were due to tiredness or hunger.

Not that it will help but my 18 month old is like this and I feel your pain. I’m literally close to breaking, he’s gone from a sweet little baby to a toddler that demands, screams and moans most of the day, bites, slaps and throws stuff around. I can’t even eat a slice of toast without him having a full blown bitch fit.

wants to be held, doesn’t want to be held- just can’t win and if we have anymore banana tantrums I will just cry (wants a banana, doesn’t want one)