bella_bella
07-12-2010, 09:15 AM
I feel for anyone who has already brought this up!!
I have been having a few issues with William.
First thing is the biting. How do I get it to stop? What have any of your ladies done in the past?
He’ll stop if you fake cry or say ‘ouch ouch ouch’….but if you just say gentle or ask him to stop, he’ll do everything to get his teeth on something! If you push him away (lol in a nice way not a shove or anything!) he’ll grab your arm or run for your leg. He’s like a crazed vampire or something!
Also sometimes if I won’t let him bite he’ll reach up and try to gouge my face! Literally thumb digging in as hard as he can! OUCH! I have a big scratch on my check from it!
I KNOW he’s still getting his first 4 molars through…they are there but not fully cut. SO I think the biting is partially pain…..but the pinching is too much.
Second thing is the tantrums – if you’d even call it that. He’s usually really good and easy to distract.
This morning I was ready to leave him in his bed and go cry in my bedroom.
He wanted to play with something in the bathroom but I had to take the dog for a walk and get him dressed before we had to leave for work/daycare. He threw a crazy 30 min fit! Half an hour of screaming and rolling on the floor because I forced him to put his shorts on! SERIOUSLY? Sometimes he gets mad when you change him, he’s comfy and doesn’t want a new shirt or pants on so he gets mad and wont make it easy, normally tho he’s fine within 5 mins! BUT this morning was hell. Prior to the bathroom issue he was perfectly happy! Woke up with huge kisses and cuddles - Then it was like a switch!
Last night we went to the splash pad and he threw one there too. He was having fun and playing and then we noticed he had slowed right down and was making his “funny” faces! Lol so since I’m forgetful and didn’t bring the diaper bag we had to leave. It was a fight the whole 5 min walk back to the car and most of the way home. But we changed him and went right back out for a long bike ride. And he was fine for the rest of the night.
What do you ladies do for tantrums? Walk away? Put them in their room for timeout? Cry with them?
Seriously. I’m in a terrible funk today and seem to be drained just from fighting with him this morning. AND to top it off my hubby called to say Hi and I told him and his first comment was…”hahaha well maybe just one is a good idea then!” :( that makes me want to cry. William isn’t always like this and I hate that if I complain hubby seems to think I can’t handle two since I can’t seem to handle a bad morning with just one child!
I think part of it is because I’ve been tired lately and therefore have been less calm and I get frustrated a lot faster. So hubby is seeing this, not liking it and thinking no more children is a better plan!
Sorry this got so long. Thanks for reading! Please help if you have any advice.
I have been having a few issues with William.
First thing is the biting. How do I get it to stop? What have any of your ladies done in the past?
He’ll stop if you fake cry or say ‘ouch ouch ouch’….but if you just say gentle or ask him to stop, he’ll do everything to get his teeth on something! If you push him away (lol in a nice way not a shove or anything!) he’ll grab your arm or run for your leg. He’s like a crazed vampire or something!
Also sometimes if I won’t let him bite he’ll reach up and try to gouge my face! Literally thumb digging in as hard as he can! OUCH! I have a big scratch on my check from it!
I KNOW he’s still getting his first 4 molars through…they are there but not fully cut. SO I think the biting is partially pain…..but the pinching is too much.
Second thing is the tantrums – if you’d even call it that. He’s usually really good and easy to distract.
This morning I was ready to leave him in his bed and go cry in my bedroom.
He wanted to play with something in the bathroom but I had to take the dog for a walk and get him dressed before we had to leave for work/daycare. He threw a crazy 30 min fit! Half an hour of screaming and rolling on the floor because I forced him to put his shorts on! SERIOUSLY? Sometimes he gets mad when you change him, he’s comfy and doesn’t want a new shirt or pants on so he gets mad and wont make it easy, normally tho he’s fine within 5 mins! BUT this morning was hell. Prior to the bathroom issue he was perfectly happy! Woke up with huge kisses and cuddles - Then it was like a switch!
Last night we went to the splash pad and he threw one there too. He was having fun and playing and then we noticed he had slowed right down and was making his “funny” faces! Lol so since I’m forgetful and didn’t bring the diaper bag we had to leave. It was a fight the whole 5 min walk back to the car and most of the way home. But we changed him and went right back out for a long bike ride. And he was fine for the rest of the night.
What do you ladies do for tantrums? Walk away? Put them in their room for timeout? Cry with them?
Seriously. I’m in a terrible funk today and seem to be drained just from fighting with him this morning. AND to top it off my hubby called to say Hi and I told him and his first comment was…”hahaha well maybe just one is a good idea then!” :( that makes me want to cry. William isn’t always like this and I hate that if I complain hubby seems to think I can’t handle two since I can’t seem to handle a bad morning with just one child!
I think part of it is because I’ve been tired lately and therefore have been less calm and I get frustrated a lot faster. So hubby is seeing this, not liking it and thinking no more children is a better plan!
Sorry this got so long. Thanks for reading! Please help if you have any advice.