If he drops a crayon, he cries. If I tell him it’s bath time, he cries. If the cereal doesn’t have enough milk, he cries. I don’t know if it’s tiredness, frustration, or just a phase, but he’s exhausted me. I try to calm him down, hold him, talk to him, but nothing seems to work. I know he’s little and his emotions are big, but until when?? How do I help without losing my patience? Sometimes I feel like a bad mother for getting desperate, but I can’t help it
Omg same. My toddler is in this phase where literally everything is The end of the world. Wrong color cup? Meltdown. Told him we were out of blueberries? Sobbing. I swear I spend half my day just standing there like… is this real life? It’s exhausting and I feel so guilty when I start getting frustrated too. Please tell me they grow out of this bc I can’t keep living like this lol
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Oh girl, I promise it gets better. I remember my first going through this, and I thought I was gonna lose my mind. But one day, out of nowhere, the constant crying over tiny things just… stopped. I think once they start talking more and understanding their feelings better, it helps. My kid is 4 now and still has big emotions, but at least we can talk through them instead of just crying all day. You’re not a bad mom. You’re doing the best you can, and this phase won’t last forever!
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Okay, but does anyone actually know why they do this?? Like is it just a sensory thing, or are they just mad at life? I feel like some days my kid is totally fine, and other days it’s like he woke up and decided to be personally offended by everything I say. Is it a leap? Is it teething? Does the universe just want me to suffer? No clue. But I feel this post in my soul
I have an older son, and I can assure you this is 100% normal, and yes, it will pass. Around age 2 or 3, their emotions are much bigger than their ability to communicate or control them. This is why even the smallest things feel like the end of the world to them. What worked for me was naming their feelings You’re upset because the cereal is different today, that’s so frustrating and keeping my own reaction super calm even when I wanted to scream, haha. Also, sometimes distraction works wonders. For example, if my son was freaking out about the wrong, colored spoon, I would suddenly say, ñOh my God, did you see that bird outside? and boom, meltdown over. Cheer up, Mom. You’re doing great