Mr W (23 mo ) is very intense. He tried to carry his baby ways over to his more mature understanding of events to influence them. This can lead to screaming, maniacal fits.
This is not acceptable.
When he was about a year old, he had a major meltdown in the car and I pulled over to talk to him. He seemed to get it.
Nowadays, the best tactic we have is to get down to his level, ask him to use his words, tell us what he needs. Sometimes we cannot accommodate him and we explain why and offer him an alternative. It works most of the time. We also tell him that it makes us sad when he acts that way. Because he has so much empathy, this works, too.
Mr W is very charming and very charismatic. When he is happy and fun, he is the life of the party.
