If you had a high energy, hair pulling toddler what are they like now

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Hi,

I've just got back from a 2 year old birthday party with DS whose 2 in July and again it's been a hair pulling disaster.

It's really getting me down as he is the only toddler I know that is like it. All the other parents were sat having lovely conversations while I'm hovering around DS and he still manages to upset the others.

If you had high energy, hair pulling toddlers what are like now. I'm just
Imagining the phone calls from the school when he's bigger and not having any friends.

I'm doing the sharp no, removing him from the area, we don't hit etc but not much has improved yet

Thank you

Oh no it is just him

The most chilled delightful laid back 21 year old you would care to meet.
Nothing fazes him
Nothing winds him up
I'm glad I didn't leave him on the hard shoulder as I was tempted to on several occasions

And the scrapping and biting didn't last long
It just felt like several lifetimes
He doesn't believe me now when I tell him about the time he bit a child
Who then bit him back and I could see this child's entire dental record on Ds's arm
I left toddler groups and peoples houses in tears so many times
Nursery pick up was often awful
But it passed and it will for you to op

DS2 went through a hitting/pushing phase when he was nearly 2. It was so stressful - I tried so hard to stop him. Eventually the only thing that worked was, after one warning, to take him straight home whenever he did it. Even if we'd just got there / paid to enter etc.

He's now a kind, well-behaved 9yo. Honestly he was such a tricky toddler that I can't believe I'm writing that!

Mine got his doctorate 2 years ago and is an associate professor. They do grow out of it.

My 25 year old is the kindest caring man you could wish for, hard to believe he was such a nightmare to bring up. He was demanding as a baby, barely slept had tantrums right through his teens, was abusive and violent, hit me, threatened me with a knife, punched holes in doors... we came very close to throwing him out at 17 😟 he now thanks us for sticking with him and is just lovely to spend time with, his dad and I are so proud of him and have such a close relationship with him that we struggle to believe he was so bad!

Thanks everyone you've made me feel better, I just have to keep reminding myself it'll pass.

Glad he turned himself around @StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes