Emotional?

How old is your son ?

@Ivy 2 1/2 y.o. , that’s why I posted in this group 😂

My daughter (august 21 baby) is being the same way. The reason this is happening is because the part of their brain that controls emotions is developing very quickly, but the part of their brain that is developing logical reasoning is not so the only way they know to express the negative feelings that they are now feeling is through whining or yelling or screaming. unfortunately, this is very common and very normal and so it can be very overwhelming and overstimulating for the parents and caregivers but for the kid it is how they communicate. The best thing to do is to try to keep your cool and remember to regulate your own emotions first. understand that this is totally normal and not any fault of your own! Things like limited control can actually be really helpful so giving limited options for for the kids to choose from or letting them think the choices being made throughout the day are their decision. But it can be really tough to get through so the best thing (1/2)

The best thing is going to just be do what works for you and your family. so if that is a little bit of extra TV time to calm yourself down or independent play with various toys for them or just getting in the car and driving for 30 minutes because it’s the only way you can keep that kid contained and in a small space do what you need to do. The biggest thing is to remember that emotionally regulating yourself is going to go a long way for modeling that behavior for your child so that even if they can’t do it right now, they’ll be able to do it much better in the future. My favorite saying is you’re not raising toddlers today, you’re raising adults tomorrow meaning that it might not seem like the things you’re doing right now are working, but by modeling these behaviors, those kids will have a much better understanding of their own emotions and regulate them

Definitely in the same boat over here! It's a lot, but also very normal. I didn't think I have any useful advice, just another mama going through it!

We thought our son was moody because his teacher was out, turns out he had a double ear infection. We took him to the Dr to check on a cough and she said that was not a big deal but gave us antibiotics for the ear infection. He has been melting down less since then.