Tantrums

If my little girl hits, bites or scratches, I sit her on her bottom and say ouch, stop, no, I don’t like it..something like that. Most of the time she just screams and cries and I count to 30 seconds and then say give mummy cuddle? and most of the time she’ll come and give me a cuddle and then calm down and play x

@Lauren we’ve tried this and he just acts out even more it takes 2+ hours to calm him down x

I’m struggling so much, currently pregnancy with no2 as well 🙈 but I’m crying most days as I’m just struggling to cope with it! I have no advice but you’re not alone it’s a really tough age!

Oh god I’m literally ripping my hair out with my wee one. He’s having tantrums about anything and everything. Also when he gets told no and gets things taken off him he shouldn’t have, or when we try to feed him and sit him down in his high chair it’s honestly a battle. Throws himself in the floor too. I’m just glad I’m not the only one- because my mum seems to think it’s my parenting and tells me I’m letting him away with too many things 😒 which I’m not

I get videos pop on ig from a paeds consultant; she advises to remove them from the situation, sit down with them (but don't try and cuddle) until they stop and then let them go back to playing. It is really hard but my LB only seems to tantrum for a minute or 2 before he settles again. I'll always offer him a hug afterwards and say are you ok, sometimes he'll give me a cuddle and other times he just wants to go and play x

I try really hard to distract mine like take him in the garden and point at the birds or something like a change of scenery

@Sara my mum says the exact same 🙃 or “just tell him no” 🙃🙃 or “well you were never like this” it’s so helpful 🙄

I also just try and distract, the best tactic to say "shall we go outside and see if we can see a bird/bee/squirrel/cat?". She loves being outside so it immediately calms her down. I also stopped saying no all the time. Not sure if this is controversial but I felt like where I was constantly saying it she just stopped listening. So now I only say it when she's in danger and she always immediately listens. It's really helped us.

@Megan being pregnant and looking after a toddler is so hard! But honestly it does get so much easier when babas born (apart from the tantrum side of parenting) best of luck with your pregnancy x

@Keira we’ve tried this as this is what the health visitor advised to do but unfortunately the tantrum continues and he just gets angrier x

@Sara it’s absolutely awful as soon bed time hits i just find myself in floods of tears. My mother in law says I’m too soft with him but my family say I’m too strict so I can’t bloody win

I know the feeling! It certainly doesn’t help either with everyone’s unnecessary criticisms ☹️ stay strong mama! We can do this! What keeps me going is the fact that this stage doesn’t last forever, so I really try to remember that after having a bad day with my wee one. Give me a wee message if you ever want to talk x