9 month old throwing tantrums!
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Anonymous
| Help. I'm a FTM and I'm not really sure what to do and I'm pretty shocked DS is throwing tantrums already. I thought that was for toddlers... Anyways he's 9 months old and has recently started getting really frustrated when he doesn't get something that he wants or drops something and can't reach it. He'll kick his legs and cry. It seems so early for tantrums... looks like I've got a spirited little guy! |
Anonymous
| My youngest started at 6 months. All I can say is Godspeed. |
Anonymous
| Try to look at what's going on in his life. Is it peaceful and routine? Or stressed? |
Anonymous
It's pretty routine and peaceful (good marriage, no changes in house, no new people around). He's getting more mobile and all the normal baby changes as he grows but aside from that everything's pretty much the same. |
Anonymous
| Probably an ear infection. Take him to the pediatrician. |
Anonymous
+1 Mine started screaming, kicking me with his [very strong] legs and doing full body twists while getting changed or dressed at around 7 months. At 11 months he will scream and grunt when he wants something (i.e. someone else's food at meals) and often has meltdowns at bedtime too. Enjoy |
Anonymous
| Check for ear infection. Also, is he teething? He might be in pain which exacerbates everything. And is he getting enough sleep? |
Anonymous
| Mine started at 10 months. He's 21 months and I seriously thought there was something wrong with him and took him to the pediatrician. Of course he was perfectly wonderful in her office and she looked at me like I was psychotic. All I can say is, good luck to you. Life in our house is nuts- he disassembled a door...a freakin door today...like pulled out all the screws and threw them at me laughing because I told him he couldn't go on the porch. |
Anonymous
| Yup. It's frustrating to be a baby. You know what you want, but can't say it or get it yourself. Especially at this young age, try to respond with empathy. |
Anonymous
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Mine started at 10 months. I remember one day, I was changing his diaper and he started trying to throw himself backwards, wailing--I was like, what happened to my sweet baby???
He's 22 months now and for me, things have (mostly) gotten easier since he started talking. I think the hardest part for me so far was from around 15-17 months--he had some pretty colossal meltdowns. Around 18-19 months he started getting more and more verbal and over the last month his vocabulary has really exploded and being able to express what he wants has alleviated much of his frustration. Of course I think tantrums are part of dealing with toddlers, so it's not like my DS never has them now (and we haven't hit the terrible twos yet). But it's definitely not just your kid--sometimes they just start early... |
Anonymous
+1. My DD has had tantrums/meltdowns since she was about 6 months old. She's a lovely little person now. |
Anonymous
You let a 21 month old unsupervised long enough to pull screws out of a door? The problem isn't with your kid. |
Anonymous
| Start doing baby sign to help with the frustration. 9 months is a good age to start. |
Anonymous
Actually I didn't. But grandma can't see very well but loves to spend time with him so I went out to the post office and told him specifically to stay away from the door to the porch, she said he was playing nicely with his little gardening kit by the door and turns out, he was pulling the push pins out. I came home and the lock part on the bottom came right off. She thought it was wonderfully clever. I was not as amused. |
Anonymous
I was coming to say the same thing. My oldest started tantruming ridiculously early and communication was a huge issue. Baby sign was incredibly helped to temper that frustration. She's older now and is still very passionate 
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