Yesterday was "Fat Thursday" in Milan, and there was a Carnevale party with Dylan's play group. He went dressed as a dog - woof woof. Remember last year when he was just a little thing in his Boppy? I would say that he was more fun this year if he hadn't thrown temper tantrums the entire time!We have officially entered into Terrible Toddlerhood. Dylan started walking about two weeks ago, and that seems to have thrown him for a loop. I think he's torn between being a baby and a "big boy" and he gets frustrated at being too little to do many things he'd like to do. He seems to want to go from crawling to running. Walking bores him. But he's too unstable to run. If he tries to tell you something and you don't understand right away, he has a meltdown.
He wants everything how he wants it, when he wants it - and now. And if things don't go his way, watch out! When he has these "episodes," I'm really at a loss for what to do. Some of the books say to hold them. Others say to "ignore" them when they get like this. Yesterday after Dylan cried and flailed for a good hour, even the two teachers (who have forty years of early education experience between them) were like, "Uh, what's up with Dylan? Do these episodes always last so long?"
Here's hoping they don't!
2 comments:
Ignore them is perhaps not a good idea, but it dipends on the intensity of the episodes. You have to watch out that he doesn't hurt himself, and not give him the impression to be desperate yourself. Try to sound as sensible and in control as possible. Brazelton "Child from 0 to 3 years" is a good reading. My daughter, 23months now hase different "episodes" but I remember the first episodes. She was 16 or 17 months old and toddler. I do not quite rememeber gìhow I faced them. Kisses
OMG but look at how cute this little woofer is! Again, OMG.
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