How to control Anger or furious behavior in the young ones, specially when they are only 7 months old…
Yesterday he was throwing everything away ( when his mother was trying to give him mashed apples and apparently he didn’t liked it), yelling ( not crying) at her and pushing her away… how to control his anger at this age?
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ok .... maybe he just didn't like the food? or he was simply irritated? did he stop afterwards? maybe his diaper was dirty and he was doing a matum cause he wanted to be cleaned?
I think it is far too early to assume he has anger management issues as he is only 7 months old. Keep monitoring his behaviour if this is something you are really concerned about.
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7 months is a bit too young for anger management.
Give him the sauce when he's hungry. He'll eat it. Experts says it takes 10 tries for a baby to like or to eat foods that they don't like.
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Until a little one learns to speak, there is no other way for them to express displeasure or discomfort other than to cry or to bat at the thing thats bothering them.
When he gets older, he'll be able to tell you "sorry mom/dad, that just tastes awful and you're not gonna get me to eat it." Till then, he'll yell, cry and push the spoon away till it stops coming at him.
Not to worry. At this age, anger management is easy. Just stop doing the thing that is making him angry. Like njgal said, it sometimes takes more time for them to like new things so give just one spoonful. If he hates it, give something else. Next meal, try two spoonfuls of the new thing.
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Mamaof3 is right… sounds to me like he was just frustrated… his mom was probably trying to feed him when he was not hungry at all or maybe he didn’t like the taste. My daughter used to do that as an infant when I would try to stuff her with food … now she just oh very politely says “no thank you mama, I’m not hungry” 
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also.. at around 7 months.. they learn about gravity.. not in its true sense but by throwing stuff from their high chairs. not cuz they are trying to piss mommy off.. but just cuz its somethign new to them.
other than that... what everyone else has already said above... feeding a baby taht is just not hungry, or doesnt want what is being fed can result in such behaviour.
ok .... maybe he just didn't like the food? or he was simply irritated? did he stop afterwards? maybe his diaper was dirty and he was doing a matum cause he wanted to be cleaned?
I think it is far too early to assume he has anger management issues as he is only 7 months old. Keep monitoring his behaviour if this is something you are really concerned about.
agree with mehnaz ! it could be something he's not liking. infants have no other way of showing their discomfort/disliking than by crying out loud. my daughter is very sensitive when it comes to diapers , she cannot stand a dirty diaper , she'll cry loudly just to tell me that she needs a diaper change and as soon i open her diaper she stops crying.
infants can only communicate with you via expressions thats what i believe , it's too early to predict anger management !
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As a matter of fact, he don't like any baby food at all, he is interested in what me or his mom has to eat..
Well after the detailed "investigation" it was clear that he didn't had any problem with his diaper at that time, it was his time to eat so it sums up that he didn't like apple-mash... and his mother also yelled at him for grabbing spoon and holding her hand ( during the struggle) so he yelled back at her...
Any suggestion for his diet.. errr.. the diet he may like and his good for his mental and physical growth.. at this time he do not like formula and only goes for his mom's milk, so it necessary to give him some desi things like SAGO DANA and OATS ( he don't like these as well)
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^ there was a thread posted a few back regarding soild food only you can search for it.
half boiled egg mixed with butter is very good.
banana mashed with milk
nestle's cerelac I have seen most of the kids liking it (no bottled food I read somewhere it's not good)
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here is the link
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/parenting/403351-feeding-6-month-old-baby.html
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Now that was great... thanks alot
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If he doesn't like babyfood give him whatever he likes. Fish, well cooked chicken n pasta etc.
My daughter started refusing mashed n pureed food at that age too.she preferred some texture.
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same here crystal...
you should be very happy ure baby is showing intrest in eating what ure eating.. it shows that he is moving up the ladder to growth and health
give ure bayb what ure having... but rinsed out.. i remmeber my son stopped with baby food at 7 months... i started to rinse out the keema i made for myself.. same with chicken... fish...
infact.. i started to make him his own desi food or western food.. just with limited spices... maybe he just wants texture now...
congrats.. ure life just got more intresting :D
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khawa is right......my child did the same thing.
she wanted whatever we were eating......and if we didn't give it to her willingly, she would climb on the table and take it herself!