3V0361.02 Tantrums 1/18/79

TANTRUMS — Peggy has begun to show behavior that I would call tantrums. Typically she is in her highchair, trying to communicate something. As she gets more excited, her verbalizing becomes continuous and insistent. Offered things she does not want, she will grasp them with one hand and toss them over the side impatiently. She rocks her body back and forth, bending her head down far enough to whack herself on the chin. By this point, she has lost control of herself and is too worked up to be satisfied even if we figure out what it is that she wanted. As yet these tantrums are not excessively severe or prolonged. I was instantly reminded of Robby as a baby the first time Peggy acted this way, although I don’t recall details of his behavior.