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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote][quote]Well my dc #2 had colic, then was a screamer, then was a tandrumer/ screamer, and still very much is now at 2.5 years. (He's also hilarious, affectionate and exuberant...). So it might be a phase... or buckle up, your kid could just be an intense guy![/quote]

I think this is what we're in for. He was colicky for a couple of months, but is a pretty happy, intense baby. He's impossible to take anywhere. I am bummed because he has basically made eating out impossible and totally unenjoyable. I think it's important for them to learn how to behave at restaurants so I don't know how we'll teach them this.

I only dismay at this trait because I am completely fried by the end of the day because I've been screeched and screamed at all day long.

PP, how did you handle it? When you were in stores or restaurants (did you even go)? Or during the tantrums?[/quote]

Well, PP here again, first, the screaming of course could just be a phase... But something about your description reminded me of my son - perhaps the way screaming is the "default" way to express all needs, happy or sad...

To be perfectly honest, we limit the places we go out to... Outdoor activities, big grocery stores, friends/family's house, basically places where he can be a maniac to some extent.  In particular, we avoid places with a lot of attractive items that can cause meltdowns - CVS, bakery/sweets store, any place with too much tactile stuff out that is in reach.   It has gotten better from about 2 yrs onward, when he really had enough words to express himself, but he has been, and probably always will be, an intense kid.  One thing that has helped me personally immeasurably, is that from about 18 mos - 2 years on, his real character became more apparent.  And as I said, he's hilarious and ebullient much of the time, which makes the screaming much easier to deal with then when he was a baby and seemingly always cranky, without a whole lot of other modes of expression or ways to interact with me and family.[/quote]
Thanks, PP. Looks like we'll be limiting for at least a few more years too. Good to hear I just need to adjust my way of thinking and maybe not try to "cure" him.

But then, if anyone else has dealt with a kid like this and has any quick fixes, I'm all ears.  :D [/quote]

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