My Son Won't Stop Throwing Fits!

This has just recently started at our house with our 15month old. His behavior is "learned". My three year old nephew (who is currently living with us) throws himself on the floor for a fit all of the time. Our son was fine and would occasionally get mad and squak or something but now it is a full fledge tantrum. We used the technique of stepping over (shows power) and walking away with our oldest son and it worked really well. Last night our little guy got angry and tossed himself to the kitchen floor (it sounded like it hurt and he was crying) we knew he was not hurt bad so I walked away from him and let him be, about thirty seconds of the "fit" he looked up at me at the kitchen table to see if I was watching. When I did not come and get him, he got up and went on his way. I think from reading the other responses that this is just the time of life to start some fits.
Good luck.

My son did the same thing right before he turned one. He would get frustrated with everything and then throw a fit. My husband and I agreed that we would just ignore him and let him have his fit in a safe place (usually laying on the living room floor). When he was done and acting more like a 'nice' boy we would give him a supportive hug. This seemed to have worked. He still has some tantrums when he gets frustrated, but they are getting shorter and the more he masters new skills the less the tantrums appear. My advice is to ignore it when you can, hug him when he's good or sad, and wait for it to pass. It will take a little while, but he'll get the picture.

Hi, I have to tell you that it's most likely just a stage because my son just went through the similar one. He just turned one about a month ago. He was perfectly fine and generally a happy baby up until his first year check-up. He developed low-degree fever and horrible rash 7-8 days later. For about a week and a half, he kept getting up in the middle of the night, asking to be held for no particular reason (I think the mild sickness and vaccines made him uncomfortable, but still have no clue why). Some nights, he got up twice just to be held. Before the one year checkup, he almost always slept through the night since 3 months, so I was concerned. Furthermore, he became really, really whinny and inconsolable for two-three weeks after the immunization. All he wanted was me holding him. Then something magical happened, he suddenly is a happy boy again. Plus his motor skills and walking have gotten really improved. He also started to really try talking to me, trying to figure things out by himself, exploring all sorts of things all by himself, etc. Your case sounds so familiar to me, because I was just there a couple of weeks ago. I was so worried that I ended up seeing his doc three times. His rashes turned out to be somewhat rare side effects of MMR vaccines - believe me they looked so horrible, looking like measles. I think all of the "bad boy" stage just came around along with the sickness. During the whole time my little boy was physically uncomfortable, fighting against MMR side effects. Of course I don't know if that's the case for you too, but I would think MMR vaccines can possibly be one factor. My older daughter never showed any reactions or had side effects from any vaccines, but my younger one is just not like his sister. Well, I think the stage will pass eventually whatever the reason may be as in my case. Hang in there and try to understand your baby boy...all he can do is cling to his mommy when he needs help!

My daughter was a perfect baby til shortly after her first birthday and that's whent he tantrums started. I walked away from her and ignored her when she acted like this, and also encouraged her to use her sign language or tried to help her communicate why she was upset and still to this day when she tries to whine I tell her to use her words. She's 5 now and whinning is my pet peave. If you give in to tantrums they're getting exactly what they want so they know it works and will contiune to do so. On a few occasions with my shopping cart full I've put her over my shoulder and carried her to the car scraming and kicking. The entire way home I gave her the guilt trip telling her we had to leave because of her behavior and now she's not getting this or that and how we won't have this or that in our house because I was unable to buy it because of her behavior and it worked great for me. Being consistant works the best.