Toddler anger issues

Melissa - posted on 09/01/2012

Becca - has she gotten better in the anger department? I am interested because my 18 month old is the same way!!

Ashley - posted on 02/01/2011

mme too!

Becca - posted on 02/01/2011

I hope you are right about it leveling off after 3!

Ashley - posted on 02/01/2011

i love this post!! my daughter is the same! when she in a good mood she is great, when she is in a foul mood watch out! nothing seems to work. i have started to notice a cycle, it she hasnt eaten in a hour or two, i chalk it up to low blood sugar and give her a snack.... also my partner was talking to a child therapy specialist and he said it is a common issue, that their bodies are releasng stored testosterone and after three it levels out.

Sarah - posted on 01/27/2011

I don't have any help either, but want to let you know I feel your pain. I'm constantly walking on eggshells with my son. Everything sets him off and there is no pleasing him at times! There is often kicking and hitting and screaming and yelling going on and nothing I have tried helps.

Becca - posted on 01/17/2011

So glad to know there are other moms out the struggling. Sorry you are having problems too. Maybe someone will give us some answers. I think part of my daughters problem is that she has an almost 10 month old brother that is very mobile now and gets into her stuff. I think she is realizing that he is not going away. It's so weird, usually she is really sweet, nice, and funny but when she gets angry she gets "crazy eyes" as we call them and she wil squeeze whatever is next to her. Which is usually me or her brother. =( Hopefully this is something she will grow out of quickly! Good luck with your daughter too

Heather - posted on 01/17/2011

I wish I could say I have suggestions. My April 08 daughter also has these issues. Severely. She will throw herself on the floor & scream & kick it til I pick her up. She will tell me "I can't talk to you!!" when I ask her to use her words instead of yelling. She has fits that strike so quickly I don't see them coming (these are the worse) then she has some that I can see are coming & avoid by picking her up & telling her stories & just giving her my full attn. But I don't always WANT to give her my full attn. & sometimes I'm in the middle of something where I CAN'T give it to her. She is the biggest challenge I've ever had in my life, but there are times when she's so very perfectly happy & sweet & generous & fun. It's almost as though she has 2 personalities, she's not a Gemini so this makes no sense to me. When she was 8 months old is when she first started this outwardly aggressive behavior, she used to bang her head on the floor as hard as she could when wouldn't pick her up quickly enough...she had a constant bruise on her head for the next 2 months...then when she stopped (I guess cause she realized it hurt too much to do that) she started with the kicking the floor while screaming. She'll go long periods w/o a tantrum but then it'll begin again. Today she's had 4 of them, completely out of the blue...*sigh* So, though I have no advice I hope it comforts you some to know your not alone :) sorry about the mini-book!