Thanks Pip. I know, logically that his frustration is normal (albeit early!) but it's hard to stay logical when faced with something so upsetting.
Brig, I don't tend to yell because it just has no effect on K
but I grew up in house full of shouting so am determined not to do that to him. But I have a really sharp, really firm, really cross voice- it stops him in his tracks usually but often makes him cry
I have to resist the urge to comfort him cos I only use that voice if he's doing something dangerous.
I don't have any advice- I have walked out of the room and left him to scream twice now and gone upstairs to have a few minutes to breathe- bad mummy for sure
it's just an endless battle of wills between us, I try to be patient but he is such hard work. He bites and scratches and kicks and hits if he gets a no. He ignores me again and again! He still screams incessantly, if I go into the kitchen he'll stand at the baby gate and scream till I think my ears will pop. Getting him in and out of the high chair and buggy is a battle I HATE because he arches his back and kicks and screams! Hard work this kid. I try to just stay calm and as many distraction methods as I can think up.
You have my empathy! We can get through this together xx