[lyricandmacksmom]

My daughter is 15 months old and since day 1 has been very high strung. She is one of a kind. I have never met a child like her. When she doesnt get her way she screams and throws tantrums and I have to tell her the same thing over and over and over. She pushes and pushes her limits. I was wondering if anyone else has a high strung child and how to deal with it. I know I should probably discipline her different than her brother will be disciplined. If anyone has any comments please share. thanks

[kalhayd2]

Pushing limits and repetitious commands are quite common for a 15 month old. As are temper tantrums. Their speech is an obstacle at this age and they can't relay their needs and wants verbally.. This leads to the frustration for both mom and baby.
((Hugs)) I imagie it is quite difficult.. There are some activities you can do to help ease some of her frustration. If you PM me I can give you the developmental links. Also, if you haven't tried it already- attempt to figure out what escualtes her- using her skills such as pointing for her to relay her needs to you.

Lots of luck.

[VinniesMommy]

Vinnie was the same way. At first, I thought he just wanted to go, so when he started crawling, he got better for that week. Then he wanted to walk, so the tempers flared up again. Got the walking thing down. He was okay for about a week. Then, he couldn't talk. This frustrated him more then anything else. He didn't say his first word until he was 18 months old, and that helped a bit, but he didn't really start talking until he was over 2. He is still pretty high strung, although his milestones helped a bit. He was just antsy to grow up apparently. Now that he is older and can talk, his tantrums got easier to handle, because I could figure out what he wanted, and he could understand me better. Good luck to you! I know how frustrating it can be!

[lyricandmacksmom]

thank you both for your comments. hopefully she will get better when i can understand her more. my mom says that i was high strung as a child, and her daddy is still high strung. lol. hopefully my son is a little more easy going.

[kalhayd2]

! Let's hope so! Lots of luck to you!

[beaderselbow]

Originally Posted by kalhayd2

Pushing limits and repetitious commands are quite common for a 15 month old. As are temper tantrums. Their speech is an obstacle at this age and they can't relay their needs and wants verbally.. This leads to the frustration for both mom and baby.
((Hugs)) I imagie it is quite difficult.. There are some activities you can do to help ease some of her frustration. If you PM me I can give you the developmental links. Also, if you haven't tried it already- attempt to figure out what escualtes her- using her skills such as pointing for her

Lots of luck.

I would be interested in the development links for my daughters little boy, he is now 2, boy are we having fun with him 1 minute lovely then he will turn round and bite us etc. will push etc and we don't want him to be anti social. Thanks