DS is 21 months. Had a few standard tantrums, but mostly he's sunny and sweet natured. A bit shy maybe, but sociable and happy. Yesterday we had a big old morning at a soft play centre and though he was exhausted, he slept for just half an hour. Then he had one almighty explosion of tears, scream and bashing himself off walls. Tbh I was a bit scared - not that I showed him that. Most upsetting was that he was holding his arms out to me for help, but as soon as I went near he'd go ballistic and start screaming more and pushing me away.
He was completely and utterly out of control, poor thing and hugely upset by it all. The thing I'm curious about is that it seemed completely without reason. I calmed him after a while, but then ten minutes later it started again with even greater force. Lasted for over twenty minutes the second time and still for no reason - one minute he was on my lap having a cuddle, next he was sceaming.
Anyone else had such irrational tantrums? I (probably naively!) thought they were always for a reason..
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Weird tantrum..
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Smee · 23/02/2006 12:48
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