The time has come for me to admit that I have a screamer and I need some help My beautiful, placid little girl has been told by some evil toddler fairy that now she is two, she has to start chucking the mother of all temper tantrums in the most inconvenient places.

Crying I can handle, but she screams - and I don't mean a frustrated Aaaggghhhhhhh, I mean deep breath in, blood curdling screams like she is being murdered! She does it at home all the time (I have no idea what the neighbours think but i'm surprised DOCS haven't been called) I have tried putting her in her old cot for "time out" but now she can climb out, I have tried huggin her but she slaps and kicks me, i've tried ignoring her but it doesn't stop.

Now her daycare days have changed and I have to do the grocery shopping with her and it's a nightmare. As soon as she can't have something she wants she starts screaming and throwing things or smacking me and kicking. I just don't know what to do.

Anything can set it off, sometimes I don't even know why she's upset. I know a lot of it is frustration.

Please can anyone give me any stratergies (sp?!) to handle her? At least tell me it's just a phase...please!