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Amazing videos..Really helped us.Thank you for sharing such ideas.
I'm glad they helped. It helped me put many things into perspective last year when we were having lots of trouble with our then 4 year old. The tantrum videos were very interesting. I never thought to just hold him as tight as possible and bring in his arms and legs to calm him. It doesn't work all the time, as he fights it, but when he lets go, he likes being balled up and calms him.
Is he speech delayed? Sometimes speech delayed children will have more tantrums since they are unable to express their needs. But from what you said he doesn't sound too far out of the norm. Some children can be quite calm, others like your child not so much. The fact that he splits time between you and your ex could be an issue also, kids (even at that age) pick up on things and are much more attuned to us than we realize. I have a son a bit younger than yours and I noticed he will often get very upset if my wife or myself raise our voices for example.
I would recommend that instead of a doctor, you find a child therapist who can work with you and your ex to understand child development and learn how to structure your co-parenting in ways that benefits your son the most.
Scroll down just a bit on this page to read about the ways divorce can affect children who are under age 3yo:
Binge watch some Supernanny. She is incredible at teaching parents how to teach and discipline the little ones while still being loving, fair, and kind.
If you have a pack-n-play, they are perfect at this age for a safe place to put kiddo when kiddo is having a tantrum. You can also start time-outs for hitting. When he hits, tell him "no hit" and put him in the pack-n-play and then remove your attention from him (no talking, no yelling, no eye contact, nothing) for approximately 1 minute. Then go get him, tell him "no hit" again, try and get him to say "sorry" (sometimes hard at that age if they are not talking yet), then give him big hugs and kisses and back to normal. Do it over and over and over every single time he hits. You have to be consistent. If you are consistent, eventually it will work, promise.
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