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It depends... the kids tend to have 2 good weeks, then 2 bad weeks. Sometimes the cycles are shorter, sometimes longer.

During a bad period, it's not uncommon to have tears and/or meltdowns pretty frequently!

I foresee LO having a meltdown every day. She's pretty strong-willed already.

@TheSwissWifeStyle: DD is 15 months and we seem to have at least one meltdown per day. Yesterday, she cried because the mini-muffin I gave her split in two when she bit into it. The other night, it was the end of the world because I told her she couldn't throw her plate on the floor. LOL

I think a lot of it is frustration. They are more aware of things and becoming more independent, yet they don't fully understand how things work or how to communicate what they want or need. So, the only way they know how to handle it is to cry. As they get older, they learn to deal with those emotions so the tantrums should taper down (hopefully). Also, a lot of it has to do with the child's personality. My daughter is very spirited, so she has a lot more meltdowns than my friend's child, who is very relaxed.

Yes, this is normal. It's only now that I have kids that I sort of have an idea of what is normal and not normal behavior. There's a kid downstairs who has a meltdown every day, and he's way older. I still have no idea if this is normal but I suspect it's not. I think he's around 10 years old and maybe there are some issues there.

My 19 month old daughter never does this meltdown for no reason thing that I hear people talk about. She never has. She'll cry if she's really tired and she doesn't get what she wants, but that's it. I'd like to think that it's because she's REALLY verbal and can really understand when I explain things and that I'm just super lucky with her. But in reality it's probably just coming one of these days out of the blue.

Oh my goodness, the kid who lived next door to me (when I lived in my old house) had regular meltdowns - like, several per day. I'm telling you, he cried constantly. I used to lie there in bed totally judging the parents for not resolving whatever issue the child had.... but now I know better than that! Once, the mother knocked on my door to give me a parcel she had taken in for me and the child - by this time, about 3yo - tried to walk into my house. The mother took his hand and said "no, we're not going in" and he had a full screaming meltdown on my doorstep. I was shocked!!