I hate the toddler stage with all of my heart
I love my son, but hate his behavior so much.
My son just turned two, but has been a nightmare since he turned 13 months old and started walking. He’s also dealing with a speech delay. He doesn’t have the words for most things. Even the words he has he refuses to use a lot of the time.
He screams at everything all day. He hits me, scratches me, and throws things at me. He tries to throw his toys at my 3 month old anytime I sit on the couch with her.
He will tell me what he wants to eat and then get angry and scream and throw it all over the floor. Then he will scream that he’s hungry again and repeat it. If I take him out of the high chair, he screams more.
If I take him to ANY store, he points and screams if I don’t get him what he wants. He doesn’t stop screaming until we leave and drive away. So I can’t take him most places anymore. He has tantrums in EVERY restaurant, so I don’t even bother with those anymore. But I still need to go grocery shopping, etc. I’m a single mother, so I can’t always just leave him with someone else.
I feel like I’ve developed some sort of PTSD. My nervous system feels attacked 24/7. I know this is developmentally normal and made worse by his speech issues, but it doesn’t help me feel okay!
Someone tell me this gets better? Anyone have a speech delayed toddler? Did this get better with words?