Hi mommies, my 13mo gal has a very loud and bad temper. She is impatient and when she wants something which we don't give to her she will have a meltdown, scream cry and twist in our arms even when outside. How do I "tame" her down? The family environment she is in is quite noisy in the day as there are three other kids taken care of by my parents and my parents sometimes scold the other kids loudly. I also admit that when I was pregnant I was in a bad mood most of the times as some things happened and I was perpetually in an irritated mode. I am afraid it affected her when she was still inside me. After she was born , she continues to be exposed to a noisy environment and I was also emotional and often irritated because my husband was not at my side most of the time and when he was he did not help much. There are a few times I shouted at my gal loudly coz she was crying and fussing. Tell me is it too late to change all of these or is she going to grow up a fussy loud and bad tempered gal? I feel so guilty and Sad

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it's not late but i think the constant loud environment where she is always exposed to too much noise and shouting makes her react in the same way, as she knows no other way at the moment. if possible, take a break and go somewhere else for a few weeks. it may help her calm down a little. at this age, she will start expressing her emotions and sometimes it may also come out as anger and shouting, which is normal, but not at all times. make sure that you also take a soft approach and speak nicely and don't shout or raise your voice. it will take time but i am sure it will gradually help

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