Temper tantrums!!! I know we'd all like to pretend our children are perfect angels all the time, but my babe is 13months…
Temper tantrums!!! I know we'd all like to pretend our children are perfect angels all the time, but my babe is 13months and has always had a loud voice and a lot of personality (and yes, typically a very even temperament-except when he's with me and I don't give him what he wants - like my iced coffee or Gatorade from the wide mouth bottle ONLY, as demanded by his incessant screaming - and when I try to change his diaper, etc. and throws temper tantrums that include hair pulling, face grabbing, kicking, and lots and lots of very loud screaming. He's nearly 29lb of solid lean muscle (aka brute force) and I'm a single mom and have tried talking calmly, telling him it hurts mommy, holding his hands together and looking him in the eye, but I'm so fed up. I refuse to have my sweet boy continue down this path to become that 3yo in the middle of the parking lot or grocery store screaming bloody murder because I didn't buy him something he wanted. PLEASE HELP! What worked for you with your LOs at this age?