I dont know if its cause we have got used to having DP around so much more in the last few months and now he is working all day again or if DD has just hit a new 'stage' but im really finding her behaviour hard to handle at the moment.

She has started SCREAMING if she doesnt get her way, doesnt want to go in the car seat, wants to put her hand in the toilet, wants to sit on the kitchen counter ALL the time, what ever it may be, and she will just SCREAM full bore, then if i manage to distract her with something the tears and screaming stop instantly and she is 100% normal again....till next time. I know this is just kids her age and its normal but its really getting to me, the disraction isnt working every time any more and the screaming is happening more and more. I do all the tricks i know. but its really getting to me and i actually lost my temper today after trying everything and getting nowhere. i just yelled STOP IT...which of course made her cry more and made me sad.

She has also started getting quite angry about some things, havent really pin pointed what sets her off, but she will get red faced and actually smack DP or me and yell NO MUMMY/DADDY...which is NOT something we do ATALL. the only place i can think that she would have got that from is when she falls and hurts her self DP with tap the 'chair/floor/whatever she hurt herself on' and say naughty.

I guess what im rambling on about it that this is the stuff ive always been terrified of...how the heck do i deal with this in the right way. im trying so hard to respond in the right way, not give in to what she is crying about, picking my battles, explaining stuff to her, talking to her, hugging her, distracting her, giving her boundries but letting her explore her limits, giving her choices and independace within reason. But it just seems to be getting worse and more uncontrolable. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG????? i cant stand these screaming, roll on the floor, hissy fits!!!

TIA