Baby to Toddler

Well the last month has been a challenging one. Kaia has gone from being a pretty happy baby to a screaming, back arching, and head throwing toddler. I have been exhausted and until now haven't figured out why. I guess I always thought that I would run into this problem when Kaia was 2. I know she has a lot going on right now....she is teething, trying to consolidate her naps into one, just learned to walk, trying desperately to feed herself and be independant, and she is trying to talk, communicate and read! I just found this interesting article on the mothering.com website and it is making me feel a little less like a failure but I am still trying to decide if her way of dealing with tantrums is the best way. http://mothering.com/articles/growing_child/toddlers/tantrums.html (Sorry it is a long article) She is basically saying that we need to stop trying to stop our kids from having tantrums and stop feeling like if our kids are having tantrums we are failing in some way. All kids have tantrums we just need to ride them out and be there to support them through it and listen. On one hand I feel like we should be setting limits and boundaries on Kaia and I have a hard time being okay in public when she is upset. I am like the father in the article and just wants to fix the problem. On the other hand it makes sense that we all have emotions and it always helps me to have someone really listen and not always try to fix my problems. Only in the last couple of days have I realized that I need to be more fun loving with Kaia and make her laugh more. I get so serious sometimes, I have to remind myself to relax. Anyway I would love to hear your thoughts! Goodnight again...:)