My 9mth Old is Already Throwing Tantrums...Anyone else Having this Problem?

Ashley - posted on 12/02/2010

my liite one does the same thing if i dont give her my fone or something she wants, she bites pinches and pulls my hair. when she does it i sit her back on the floor and tell her she cant hurt mummy and she needs to be gental. she is slowly starting to understand if she pinches and hurts me that i will put her down and then ignore her till she stops. i think its something all babys go through, it would be very hard not being able to comunicate i would get frustraited as well.

Christina - posted on 12/02/2010

My daughter was and still does some throw those fits! I was looking online and reading up about them and they said that it is common for babies to start doing that from 7-8 months. They are getting ready to go through a major stage of developmentle leaps! It kind of to say frustrates them. They are trying to learn all these new things but not quit understanding them fully yet. Or understanding how to do them yet. It got really bad with mine and then a couple weeks ago she just took off developmently. She learned so much in 1 week! It got better some but still isn't great! Patience is virtue! They learn so much in the first 5 years I'm sure is frustraiting! They especially learn A LOT in the first year!!

Debbie - posted on 12/02/2010

We have that here too. Everytime we tell her no, nappy changes amongst other things, will keep look out for suggestions too

Sarah - posted on 12/01/2010

Glad to see so many others experiencing the same thing. My son is 10 mths on the 4th and in the last week he arches his back and throws his head back. The last few nights getting him ready for bed has been a nightmare, me and dad struggling to get him into his pjs, he has a full on episode. I couldnt believe what i was seeing the first time, i thought something was wrong with him i was getting worried. I thought he was way too young to be having tantrums. He loves the remote control and mobile phone and when he gets his fingers on these and i take them off he has such a fit, i end up giving them back to him.

Lelani - posted on 12/01/2010

hi, I am in the swame boat...read about it and spoke to the clinic ...they say it is totally normal specially when they start crawling and you make them lie down they go.."DONT INTERRUPT ME I AM BUSY!!" also being possesive over a toy etc...totally normal..they are becoming independant!

Fallon - posted on 11/30/2010

Mine does it even at the word no, she already knows what it means, but that doesn't stop her from letting you know she doesn't like the word. I ignore it and walk off until she calms down.

Pam - posted on 11/30/2010

my daughter does the exact same thing. Watch out if you're taking a toy away. I've recently read somewhere that this is completely normal. I just figure that they're realizing that certain items are theirs and when you take it away it's upsetting. My daughter also has freak outs when she climbs up to the tv and pushes buttons. I always remove her and say no and as I'm taking her away she imediately arches her back and cries. Then I just distract her with something else and she's fine.

Holly - posted on 11/27/2010

My daughter has tried arching her back and really crying and throwing a fit when it's time to get in her car seat. I just tell her it's not allowed and she usually calms down quickly.

Ogakwu - posted on 11/26/2010

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my little one is doing exactly the same thing but i just ignore him and he behave s a fter a little while. if i were holding him and he pushes his head backwards i drop him to the ground so he knows im not happy with his behaviour. sometimes he does get really weeppy but i stick my grounds and ignore him before long he finds something that distracts him and the tantrums over .

Keri - posted on 11/26/2010

I thought I was alone with my girl having tantrums. She does it when I am changing her or when she cannot hear or see me. I try to ignor it as much as possible to teach her that this is not the way she get attention, if she is really upset I just go and sit beside her and talk to her instead of picking her up. It seems to work.

Melanie - posted on 11/26/2010

hiya, its good in one way cause you kno there showin differnt emotions, my 9month old has had paddys from day 1 , and only jus startin to calm down, they all get over them in there own time x

Tiffany - posted on 11/24/2010

I don't get hit or kicked. she doesnt throw herself around but shes starting to bite when i say no, take something away from her or change her bum.. it really hurts how do i get her to stop?

Melly - posted on 11/24/2010

Yep, we have that here too. A lot of things are starting to result in a tantrum here. I wonder if its because at this age they have learnt to do so much already, and they want to do so much more, and either we are stopping them (when we say no etc), or they are finding it hard to do something themselves (like trying to feed themselves with a spoon, etc). Liam cries and carries on and hits himself with the spoon because every meal time he snatches the spoon off me, tries to get it in his mouth, which he can do, except not very good so by the time it gets in his mouth there is no food left on it, so he has a hissy fit because there is no food on it, then he has a hissy fit when i take the spoon off him to get more food on it).
I do exactly what you do Elizabeth. Explain what im doing, or make it a game. Doesnt really help him any, i think it just helps me keep my sanity.

Elizabeth - posted on 11/24/2010

Im in the same boat as you. Diaper changes and getting dressed are a battle. I just ignore it to an extent and plod on. I explain to her what we are doing and try to make a game of it as much as i can. Don't know if i'm doing right or wrong but its the only time she ever acts out, she rarely ever cries, so I suppose we all have to be frustrated with something! I would be interested in hearing suggestions too...