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17 month old severe tantrums
by alihaj, Jan 29, 2008 03:25PM
My niece is 17 months old. She has recently started having severe tantrums with no apparent cause. She pulls at her hair and teeth and does not want to be touched or talked to. This can last for up to an hour or more. She does not have health insurance right now and my sister is very concerned. My nieces grandmother has schizophrenia and her dad may be bipolar or something. I have been searching the internet and have found nothing helpful. Is there any advice you can give?
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Athough my daughter is 17 months old and has her tantrums too they don't last for an hour or morfe.
I wouldn't worry about bi-polarity or schizophrenia yet. For one, schizophrenia cannot be developed until a person is at least in their mid-twenties. They can have a pre-disposition for it but they cannot "have it" until then.
She's probably just being a 17 month old child.
Try talking to her and acknowledging her anger. Maybe a calming voice will help her. They don't have the language skills to express themselves yet so when things upset them, they have to get physical.