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15-18 months were rough for us too. All molars, a big move, one nap, and there's a huge wonder week (month) in there too. My advice is to so what you can to encourage independent okay and make sure you engage him in activities he likes! Tantrums were really bad for us then but got better around 18 months.

No advice, we are in the same boat!

It's definitely the age. 15-18 months is HARD. They go through a lot of developmental changes in that time. It's definitely when they learn to whine and tantrum.

And here I thought we started the terrible two's early. LO is 17 mo and whines terrible too! She is flexing her muscles!! It's terribly frustrating. It does pass, right?

It's really hard! We've been dealing with this for a couple of months now (we're at 18 months). If I can (which you know it's not always possible) I will try to get her playing with a toy or two and play with her until she is actively playing on her own and try and slip away. It's hard on weekdays when I trying to get dinner on the table, though!!

I think just getting them engaged in something really helps with the whining. It's so hard when they only want you.

My 20-month-old is exactly like that. I don't have any advice except to hang in there... When he throws himself on the floor and tantrums I just leave him and let him finish it. It's not fun watching him do it but he'll learn. He used to tantrum like that MULTIPLE times a day. It's better now at once a week? Maybe? I realized that he does that when he gets frustrated so whenever he comes to me for something I give him 100% of my attention to figure out what it is that he needs or wants. Or he does it b/c I won't let him do something or play with something. He's VERY stubborn... (like his mama! ) There are days when I just sit there and am at a loss for words or what to do... And then my oldest throws a tantrum at the same time. Yay! Crying all around the house, including myself! I think once he's walking well (my youngest walked at 14 months) it'll get better b/c he can get most things himself then. Hang in there... I do want to say it gets better. My oldest NEVER did this... but he's really tough now at 4.5. We can't win, can we?

@buffalove: even the learning tower doesn't help when they want mama. They become little limp noodles when you try to put them in the learning tower and they don't want to be in it!