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Mar

for the past few months he cry's and whines over everything. At meal time i will feed him and it usually ends up on the floor so i take it away and he will scream so i give it back he throws it at me! He started crawling out of his crib about 3 weeks ago. So we got him a “big boy bed” and he loved it at first now he wont sleep in it he cry's for hours doesnt go to bed till 3am usually in our bed. I have tried putting him in his room and ignored it but it didn't work after a while i heard a crash he jumped off the bed in to the wall. So now he is hurting himself when you cant figure out whats wrong. I have tried Tylenol and Motrin thinking maybe its teething but it never helps. He used to behave when we would go out to eat now he just has a fit so we have stopped going out to eat because he just screams and cry's the whole time. What can i do to make him behave.


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talking as a father of 3 twin boy and girl and another son twins are 5 and my eldest is 9 sounds like the tiny fellow is a handful my 5 year old often cried allot and never drank his milk we found out he’d a twisted bowel and almost lost him on his first Christmas but he pulled through after being in hospital for 3 months .Please not trying to scare you but you can tell by the way he cries if he’s in pain or just being a pain lots of little ones cry allot for sure you are not alone as long as he has food in his tummy and a clean bottom he is ok do not worry

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Maybe it's not even because he doesn't want the crib or the bed. Maybe he needs to be checked out. Maybe something hurts and cant tell you what it is. Does he stool often? If he suffers from constipation that might make him frustrated as well. Teething causes mostly a ot of crying but, also fever and other symptoms. Try taking him to the physician and he might be able to figure it out.

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It sounds like he’s going through a little transition phase. He misses his crib and maybe he just does not have much of an appetite lately. My daughter is the same way with food. Its hard to get her to eat 3 full meals a day so I usually make sure to feed her tons of snacks to fill her up. Don't let him throw food at you. Make sure you let him know that it is not ok when he does that! When my daughter does that I make her pick it up off the floor! Keep up with the bed………..its a large change for them its so much different than a crib. It seems un safe to put him back in the crib, he might fall out. Maybe you could try laying on the floor next to him until he falls a sleep for a few nights. My daughter is still in her crib so I don't have much advice about that! ; ( Good Luck!

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You can't make him behave he's a 19 month old baby, think this is bad wait until he's two and more independent. There’s so much information but not very informative information. For example, when you feed him what time of day is it, do you have trouble with breakfast, lunch or dinner or all meal times. Is he exhausted? Is he getting regular naps? You definitely want to cut out him sleeping with your, does he have a toddler bed with rails? Try putting the massive boy bed in your room and moving it later on, he might not be ready to sleep in his own room yet we’re speaking about a 19 month old he isn't two yet. As far as children hurting theirselves when you can't figure out what’s wrong, it's very normal and frustrating but try to teach him to show you what exactly is wrong. Point to what's wrong, explain that you can't understand him that way he knows your trying. As far as restaurants my son is nearly three and he can misbehave in a restaurant, try to take little crayons and coloring books, or some fruit snacks to help him relax while you eat. Worse for worse, tell him if he acts out that he has to sit in the car and do it if it comes to that but don't quit enjoying eating out, one day he might surprise you.

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It sounds like he might be reacting to an event in your family life. Have you or anyone in the home been going through a change or stress of some sort?

My advice is love him through it. Put yourself in his shoes. We all feel frustrated in our lives at times- how would we want to be treated? Cuddle him more, play with him more, speak to him more, involve him in your life more. It sounds like a lot of work, and it is, but it will be worth it! He’ll feel more connected to you and will learn to come to you with his problems because you help him, rather than act out in frustration and anger. It sets a good example and promotes harmony in the home.

It is hard, my 2 year old son went through something similar when I got laid-off from my job recently, but we helped each other through it and now he's back to his cheery self and I’m happily starting a new career endeavor. Just try to keep a positive attitude, because he will learn something from this experience; it's up to you to make is a positive experience- what parenting's all about :-)

I hope this helps mama!

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