Help My Sanity!?

Question

I have a almost 2 year old (in 2months) and for the last month he has been so fussy in the morning! He crys, fusses, complains and I cannot for the life of me figure it out it is so stressfull. He goes to daycare every morning, it has been the same routine for the last 5 months! I do not understand what the problem is, any opinions.

Answer 1

It's his 2 yr old molars coming in.  They are very painful.  My niece has the same problem.  She's miserable.

Answer 2

Yeah!

1. He Might Be Teething And Something Ur Feeding Him Maybe

2. There Might Be Something In His Room

3. Try Telling Him A Bed-Time Story At Night

4. Or Bribes

Answer 3

he is coming in to the terrable twos, my kids acted the same way but dont worry the teen years are worse lmao

Answer 4

use ear plugs!

Answer 5

Talk to him regarding the day care situation.  Talk to the day care director.  Is there a new teacher?  a new child?  It sounds to me like he is expressing uneasiness that could be related to the daycare setting.

Does this also happen on the weekends when you do not use the daycare?  Do you have somewhere that he likes to go that you can take him for a few days to see if his behavior changes?  If not, I would arrange to pop in unannounced at the daycare at odd times to see just what is going on.  There may be a teacher that is being unjustly rough on him, or a child that is bullying him.

Answer 6

At 2 my son was still getting his molars.  All of his teeth started coming in early & fast except his molars. If is is his molars use teething tablets (see below).  If not then maybe you need to have a talk with his teacher at day care. There could be a problem that they havent talked to you about. When you are with him give him lots of attention & hugs.

Edit- He should still be sleeping at least 10-13 hours a day. Sleep deprivation may be an issue.

Answer 7

my daughter is like that, she is not a morning person, i find its easier for me to wake her up about 15-30 minutes earlier and let her relax and slowly get ready at her own pace, and by the time we are out the door, she gets happier...

Answer 8

has other behaviors been occuring ? Does this only happen when he is going to day care? Maybe someone did something to him? Plz be extremely careful on who handles your child  and wat they r doing!!

or maybe he knows he is going to day care and dosn't want to go bcuz u r not there or they don't give ur baby enough attention?

Answer 9

"terrible twos".  ignore the fussy,whiny, complaing behavior.

Answer 10

Could be he didn't get enough sleep.

Could be a problem at the day care.

Could be seperation anxiety.

Could be attention seeking.

My advise is to explore all these avenues.  

Put him to sleep earlier.  

Wake up before him in the morning and make the house a pleasant calm place for him to wake up to.

Do not feed him foods that are high in sugar as sugar leads to mood swings.

Try not bringing him to daycare for one day.  Tell him in the morning that it is 'closed' for the day.  Observe his behavior.  Is he calmer?  Happier?

If so......Go to the daycare and ask if there is anything that is going on that would cause him stress. Don't offer up reasons, just ask the question and LISTEN.  Then do not reply.  People who have something to hide will usually get nervous and keep talking.  If you feel comfortable with the daycare than still:

Go to the daycare periodically for 'surprise visits' or call via phone and ask for updates on his day there.

Be matter of fact about your going and matter of fact that you WILL RETURN.  When you reunite at the end of the day, be positive about your time apart, "I had a great day...did you have fun?"  and spend some one on one time with him.

EDIT: Yes, others are right it could be molars.  Also, it could be just attention seeking behaviors.  A lot of toddlers push Moms buttons just to get a strong reaction.

Best wishes to you and your son.