Originally Posted by Breezy:
I had a child like this. 2 years old, didnt speak or acknowledge me and had tantrums all day everyday. He would bang his head on my floors, the walls, scream and scream. He was my first dck after taking a break from dc to have my son and to send my dh off on deployment. My breaking point was when his tantrums began involving my newborn baby. He would throw himself on top of him during the tantrum. After a few times of this (twice) I termed him on the spot. No advice though for you. Nothing I did made it better.
I'm afraid of this too...my own daughter is 6 months old, and this dcg has acted out in a few minor ways against her. If I'm leaning over her pnp to try and settle her down if she's fussy, the girl with get between me and the pnp and push my legs away. I make a huge effort to not "favor" my baby by holding her too much-not that I think you can hold a baby "too" much. With her and the new 9 month old I just had start, unless they need feed or diaper changed, when they fuss I try moving them around from play mats on the floor, exersaucers, different toys, ect. to try and calm them. They do much better than the dcg at playing without needing me to entertain. I do have a fear she may get frustrated and take out her anger on another child, so I feel she has to be removed from the group ASAP when the tantrum starts.