dh (and I to some extent) are worried about ds's behaviours and I'm wondering if it's 'normal'. Ds is 15 months old, he has always been different when dh is home (which is 6 days out of 8) so it's needless to say that they spend lots of time together. This is fantastic in many ways but the 2 days that dh is not here ds is like a different child! When dh is here he can't do anything without ds wanting to be with him. This has escalated since I had an operation 4 weeks ago and left me on the couch unable to break the day up with mummy interaction too which used to give dh a break. Now ds is crying all the time and basically chucking a tantrum if he doesn't get his own way. Examples of this are ds wanting to go outside when it's cold and raining, not being allowed to play with some paper that dh needed or me not being able to pick him up when I'm walking from A to B or dh not being able to pick him up when he is preparing food for ds. All of these things happened today and they started a screaming frenzy that lasted 10 minutes or longer. He is carrying on pretty much all day most days unless he's being entertained in some way. I am hoping that this is all just normal, dh is starting to wonder if he has some kind of personality disorder! Honestly though, don't think he does, don't toddlers carry on, isn't that in their nature as they explore the boundries? He does have loads of 'happy' time but when he doesn't get is way there is screaming. He is also often happy playing by himself, as in we have never had to entertain him all day every day but this is rapidly changing. What can we do, is this normal?