Re: Toddlers

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Faulty Mother :

OH BOY! You poor thing! I dunno what to suggest about your clueless

husband besides let him spend a weekend alone with Nicolas! By no

means is it your " fault " or are you " spoiling " him! EVERY book I've

read says how this is common and part of our children growing up.

Like I told Jill, Abby was her worst from ages 15-19 mos.. If you

pick the child up while they're throwing their fit, it's only gonna

make matters worse & piss the kid off all the more. The best thing

you can do is ignore em & walk away. Usually w/i minutes they're

over it & back to their normal self.

The LAST thing you need is for your husband to be blaming you. Let

me have a chat with Mr. - I'll set him straight! LOL. Do

either of you have any nieces or nephews?

Debbie Abby's mom

MI

> It's nice to know I'm not alone here: has started

throwing tantrums

> and he's only going on 15 months old!! And you know how at first

its really

> stressful, then you walk away and he's thrasing on the floor (my

husband

> thinks you should yank him up and not let him lay there, so I'm

wrong to let

> him wallow in self pity too), or I've done time out- your already

unglued,

> and then have your DH tell you its all your fault that he's

throwing a

> tantrum!!! I have tried to make him read articles that this is

something

> most kids do- but he likes to blame me for every little whine,

every little

> fit- as if I have spoiled him so (hardly the case) that when he

doesn't get

> his way, now its my fault! How do you deal with a whiny kid and a

whiny

> husband that thinks your at fault for every little

thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> I have threatened the " D " word because I am so mad that I'm the

main

> caretaker (besides daycare!) and he is telling me how to run the

show like he

> is all-knowing!

>

> Faulty mother