my son is just 4 and ahalf months old and just after xmas he started gettin atemper say i had hold of him and the door bell goes i put him in his chair n he'll arch his back n go red in the face n its like agrowel cross ascream , its gettin worse its wen i lay him down now or wen his bottle falls out or if your not lookin at him or talkin to him

not sure what to do didnt have this problem with my other 1,i cant tell him off he doesnt understand and sittin him in the corner is pointles lol i have to stop this before it get out of hand any 1 got any ideas???????

plus i dont pick him up all the time so it cant be that,i do pick him up and cuddle him n play with him but not alot and not for along period of time

hollylovesbrandon

so, you say he is 4 1/2 MONTHS old or years? If he's 4 1/2 months then he is just being a baby. You just have a difficult baby on your hands. Things will eventually get better. Just make sure you are giving him enough attention and not ignoring his quieter cries.

Dreams of lies

you should try this... when he is having his temper get down to his level and tell him what he is doing rong and give him a worrning.... if that does not work find a place in the home that no one can bother him and give him a time out and tell him why he is getting a time out... and for 4 minutes because that is how old he is ever (1 year = 1 min.) then you would go to him and exsplane agean what he did rong and ask him to say sorry... and that should help and keep on doing it and it could help

will i hope this helps you out good luck ;-)

Wondergirl

She said he's 4.5 MONTHS old.

COOKIE MONSTER

hes 4 and ahalf months but its just getttin worse i thort it would go away or he'd calm down but hes not, sounds stupid i no he cant understand but i tell him hes bein naughty my eldest son was never like this he was great till he hit 1 and ahalf n started terrible 2's

J_9

Well, Mom, he's learned how to manipulate you. Believe it or not, babies can do that as young as 4 1/2 MONTHS old.

You will just have to let him cry it out. Let him have his temper tantrum and not respond. Now, keep an eye on him, make sure he can't get hurt, but ignore the behavior. You are the one in control and you must teach him that.

Wondergirl

My younger brother, as a baby under a year old, would have tantrums and even pound his head against the tile or wooden floor until his forehead was bruised. My mother put him in a safe place, like a playpen, and let him cry it out while she stayed nearby and did housework. The tantrums got to be less terrible, and by age four he had outgrown them. My mother once said to him when he was older and thought his tantrums as a child were funny, "I hope you have a child just like you have been, so you understand what I've been through." And sure enough, he did.

COOKIE MONSTER

ive tried lettin him cry it out n bi**h away to himself he just works himself into aterrible state,the odd time hes cryed himself to sleep.ill try it again it was just after he started with his temper i let him cry it out did it for 2days couldnt take the screamin [i suffer with mygrains] didnt help myhead at alll but ill av atry again

thanks everyone

Wondergirl

If ignoring him hasn't worked, be creative and try things to get him back to normal, like singing songs to him (belt out a C&W or R&B song) or tell him a story about how the animals had a picnic and be sure to add animal sounds to jazz it up or move him around from one safe place to another. Go to your public library and find childcare books on dealing with difficult babies and how to deal with tantrums. The books will be 649.1 or thereabouts. Ask for help finding them if necessary.

COOKIE MONSTER

i no he likes music i have it on most of the time,he wont go for anap in the day with out it,he doesnt bother at nite if its not on he sleeps from about 6;30pm till 7;20am on the dot lol just remembered i bought abook ages ago by dr spocks,it doesnt say anythin about ababy having atantrum it says all children between 1and 3 years of age have temper tantrums.ill av alook on the net theirs got to be sumthin on the net
if i cant find anythin on the net ill go the library
thank you