Temper tandrums( moms only answer)?

Question

my son is 18 months old. he throws temper tandrums regularly where he goes limp if i try to pick him up, he trys to slap me in the face if i yell at him or he will even go as far as to attack someone else if i yell at him but the thing is he is nice and plays well with kids his age and slightly older. is he getting into the terrible twos stage or what. he also likes to throw things when he gets mad and i tried almost everything to calm him down. i tried time out and reasoning with him and i just dont know what to do

Answer 1

my son is going to be 2 years old Friday and he does the same thing he started doing this when he was 18 months old. Its normal for kids to do this everyone i have talk to said there kids do the same thing.

Answer 2

hes doing it to get a reaction from you...next time go put yourself away...walk into your bedroom and tell him "mommy doesnt like it when you act this way" once he knows your not going to be an audience h**l stop

Answer 3

I finally discovered after three kids that what works everytime is if when they start yelling at me about what they do or do not want i stay calm and tell them over and over "i'm sorry i can't understand you when you yell and hit me" Just say it over and over untill they calm down and as they get older i add " you take a minute to think about our disagreement and then we will look at possible solutions together" It takes time but trust me it works! Nothing makes a two yearold mader than you saying that you can't or won't listen.

Answer 4

Stop yelling at him and ignore the tantrums.  Get a child gate and put it in the doorway of his room and when he begins to have a meltdown put him in his room without saying anything to him.  Stop trying to reason with him he has no clue as to what you are talking about, this is an 18 MONTH old baby not an 18 YEAR old adult.

Answer 5

At 18 months it is likely frustration that he can't communicate very well. That's what some of the "terrible two's" are, along with learning to assert their independence. Once their vocabulary increases, things usually cool down quite a bit.

Answer 6

I think our little ones have a NEED to throw tantrums and need to know that we love them despite (which is tough to show in the middle of the grocery store, I know!) Let him get it out of his system as long as he is not hurting himself or anyone else and keep telling him mommy knows you're upset, mommy knows you're sad etc with hugs afterward-he needs to know that it's ok  and that you still love him.

Answer 7

My son is 18 months old and does the exact same thing!!!! I have not really found anything that would work with my son, but i have been working on the thing of getting down to his level and talking to him in a stern- not yelling voice and telling him that is bad and a no no... it seems to work a tad- and i mean a little bit... but not too much... hopefully i would be able to get some ideas on here as well. Sorry i cannot help you out- but just know you are not alone!!!

Answer 8

i have a 18 month old daughter she does the same to me but i think i get to angry to fast but if i feel I'm getting very angry i put her in her cot and walk away till she stops screaming and starts calling me then i go fetch her it does help but it is difficult but it's the only way i could do it because she opens doors and never stays in time out. but after a while in the cot she is so calm and is a very happy little girl again hope this is helpful.