Tantrums /screaming

Hi everyone 👋😊 I just needed to message on here for a bit of advice as I'm feeling a bit 😔😕😩 at the moment.
My 33 month old son is such a lovely boy but lately he's been having big tantrums over the slightest thing. He's also now throwing things, I say no etc to him and he just ignores me. I've been feeling quite anxious and teary as I'm finding this pretty stressful 😢.
I'm 40 and I would like to maybe try for another one but I'm not sure how I would cope! I think he may have sensory issues too, plus he's bad with food and eats the same things every day, he doesn't want to try new foods.

I just wondered if anyone else has any similar issues as its wearing me down a bit, the screaming is very tough and I'm getting a bit anxious taking him to places in case he starts.

Sorry just wanted to share and hopefully get some advice! He's such a wonderful boy, I'm just really hoping he gets out of this stage 😔.
Thanks x

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I'm the same I'm struggling big time. My little boy who is also 33 months is throwing things in my face, smacking me, biting etc. He's stopped listening. He's being so clingy. He won't play on his own, he needs constant attention and I feel so upset cause I'm telling him off all the time.

My son also doesn't eat I'm feeding him the same thing. He also doesn't sleep through the night so I'm constantly tired which doesn't help. X

Same here 🙋‍♀️
I have a new baby as well and it is even harder as my level of patience is so low 😭 I'm sure it is a phase and we need to keep it together but it is so hard at the listening part 😭
My LO just want to do everything by herself, on her own way and she's being quite jealous with the new baby around. But it's all down to how much patience I can have during the day for her 😥
Is your going to the nursery? That would help a lot even for 2-3 days a week x

Also if anyone has suggestions for dinner time I would be happy to steal some idea 🤦‍♀️🙈

@Laura it's so hard isn't it! Yes my son goes to nursery two afternoons a week, I'm hoping now he's back after summer it might help calm things down a bit! Wishing you all the best 🙂 x

@Adele sorry you are struggling too, it's so difficult isn't it, plus with the eating. I think my son may have some sensory issues, so this may be affecting his eating too. Who knows! Hope things get better soon for you x

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