beautifullife
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My toddler is 2 and a half, he has a little brother (9 months)
Well my toddler has always been pretty explosive. We thought he had colic as a baby but he never truly outgrew it.
He’s so sweet, SO smart like everyone who meets him is like borderline shocked at how many words he knows and how well he communicates which I praise God for bc the amount of people who try and throw the autism diagnosis our way bc of his meltdowns.
His ped has said no, he’s just a highly sensitive individual.
That being said lately his screaming has gone to a new level. You’d think I was crucifying him the way he lets out these blood curdling screaming fits. For a simple “no” or even if we’re playing a game and I need to get up and pee or his dad is being silly and doesn’t do anything but continue the silly play in a way our little boy wants him to he just LOSES it and it’s so triggering to my nervous system. I want to be as far away as possible from him when he acts like that. I try and comfort him and it’s like gasoline to a fire it just fuels it. The only thing that works is a stern correction or making him lay down with his bottle to cool off. If we pick him up to console him it sort of feels like giving in (and sometimes doesn’t even work he keeps screaming) and if it does work he screams the second we put him down to levels that pre kids I would’ve called cps concerned someone was torturing their child over. I just don’t know how to navigate this as it’s happening frequently and has been here pretty much from the start of his life
What gives are we wrecking him? Anyone else go thru this with their children? My 9 month old is the polar opposite: doesn’t hardly cry, happy as can be. Very different temperament.
Any one else go thru this or have any insight?
We have spent all week outside in the sun doing things my toddler wants to do, playing, great one in one time but the second something doesn’t go his way specifically at home, he just loses it. His cup is never full, he’s always demanding more and in a way that is harmful to our relationship. I’ve had to place noise cancelling headphones in just to be with him and keep myself in a regulated enough state to not join the chaos: it’s feeling impossible and I’m trying my best to get him thru this as lovingly as possible. Because I LOVE the crap outta that little boy but my nervous system sometimes hates being around him
Well my toddler has always been pretty explosive. We thought he had colic as a baby but he never truly outgrew it.
He’s so sweet, SO smart like everyone who meets him is like borderline shocked at how many words he knows and how well he communicates which I praise God for bc the amount of people who try and throw the autism diagnosis our way bc of his meltdowns.
His ped has said no, he’s just a highly sensitive individual.
That being said lately his screaming has gone to a new level. You’d think I was crucifying him the way he lets out these blood curdling screaming fits. For a simple “no” or even if we’re playing a game and I need to get up and pee or his dad is being silly and doesn’t do anything but continue the silly play in a way our little boy wants him to he just LOSES it and it’s so triggering to my nervous system. I want to be as far away as possible from him when he acts like that. I try and comfort him and it’s like gasoline to a fire it just fuels it. The only thing that works is a stern correction or making him lay down with his bottle to cool off. If we pick him up to console him it sort of feels like giving in (and sometimes doesn’t even work he keeps screaming) and if it does work he screams the second we put him down to levels that pre kids I would’ve called cps concerned someone was torturing their child over. I just don’t know how to navigate this as it’s happening frequently and has been here pretty much from the start of his life
What gives are we wrecking him? Anyone else go thru this with their children? My 9 month old is the polar opposite: doesn’t hardly cry, happy as can be. Very different temperament.
Any one else go thru this or have any insight?
We have spent all week outside in the sun doing things my toddler wants to do, playing, great one in one time but the second something doesn’t go his way specifically at home, he just loses it. His cup is never full, he’s always demanding more and in a way that is harmful to our relationship. I’ve had to place noise cancelling headphones in just to be with him and keep myself in a regulated enough state to not join the chaos: it’s feeling impossible and I’m trying my best to get him thru this as lovingly as possible. Because I LOVE the crap outta that little boy but my nervous system sometimes hates being around him