My DS was such an easy baby, but now he's a toddler and no longer easy.
I have NO IDEA how to handle tantrums. And they're happening more and more often all the time. It's making me not want to do fun things because of the inevitable tantrums when said fun thing ends. Like playing outside. I love playing outside, but at some point we're going to have to come inside and that's going to cause a major tantrum. Yesterday we had our first major public tantrum. We were shopping at home depot. Anytime there's a shopping cart involved I usually bring the ergo because DS will sit in the cart for a little while, but eventually he's going to start trying to climb out. That's when I switch him to the ergo. Well this shopping trip yesterday was supposed to be really fast, so I didn't bother with the ergo. On this particular trip, the climbing out of the cart started really quickly, so I tried just carrying him for a little while (because, you know, it's so easy to carry a flailing toddler in one arm while pushing a cart with the other) but he DID NOT want to be carried. He LOVES to push the cart. He stands in between me and the cart and holds on to the bar at the bottom. I usually don't let him do this because of what happens when it's time for the cart to stop moving. But he wouldn't sit in the cart and he wouldn't let me hold him, so I finally gave him and let him push the cart. Then we got to the checkout. As soon as I stopped the cart, he tried to push it and it wouldn't go, so he just threw himself on the floor and started screaming. I tried to pick him up, but he did the thing where he throws his upper body forward and locks his knees so it's basically impossible to hold him. I had to check out, so I let him lay on the floor and scream. There just wasn't anything else I could do. I would really love to avoid this type of thing in the future. Advice? TIA.
I have NO IDEA how to handle tantrums. And they're happening more and more often all the time. It's making me not want to do fun things because of the inevitable tantrums when said fun thing ends. Like playing outside. I love playing outside, but at some point we're going to have to come inside and that's going to cause a major tantrum. Yesterday we had our first major public tantrum. We were shopping at home depot. Anytime there's a shopping cart involved I usually bring the ergo because DS will sit in the cart for a little while, but eventually he's going to start trying to climb out. That's when I switch him to the ergo. Well this shopping trip yesterday was supposed to be really fast, so I didn't bother with the ergo. On this particular trip, the climbing out of the cart started really quickly, so I tried just carrying him for a little while (because, you know, it's so easy to carry a flailing toddler in one arm while pushing a cart with the other) but he DID NOT want to be carried. He LOVES to push the cart. He stands in between me and the cart and holds on to the bar at the bottom. I usually don't let him do this because of what happens when it's time for the cart to stop moving. But he wouldn't sit in the cart and he wouldn't let me hold him, so I finally gave him and let him push the cart. Then we got to the checkout. As soon as I stopped the cart, he tried to push it and it wouldn't go, so he just threw himself on the floor and started screaming. I tried to pick him up, but he did the thing where he throws his upper body forward and locks his knees so it's basically impossible to hold him. I had to check out, so I let him lay on the floor and scream. There just wasn't anything else I could do. I would really love to avoid this type of thing in the future. Advice? TIA.
