Is this normal?

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Ds 22 months is very angry with me. He never likes going to bed/getting ready and I started to put him in his grobag he roared and hit me twice in the face with astonishing force. I said no and asked him to say sorry which and he stroked me which is how he does that. Similar incidents recently he and other toddler scrapping over car so I took it away and he again roared and started to attack lunge at me.

He used to occasionally hit me, but not so hard, when he was tired but this week it has gone from that to real attacks.

Any advice

sounds like he is struggling with his temper - a phase they all go through periodically. You have to work out a way to let him be angry without hurting someone - maybe try and teach him to do something else - like jump up and down, or shout (probably not a thing to encourage) - you can probably think of a better alternative.

Also try warning him before things happen - eg bed time in 5 minutes - he will have no idea how long that is yet, but it will not come as such a shock when his game stops and it is bed time.

Thanks throckenholt, I do the pre warning stuff already. He threw a car at dh this morning and almost broke his glasses...arrrgh.

Will have to work on anger management.

Have you read the other thread (cant remember the title) but have you tried a naughty step/chair to defuse this.
Its a hard situation for you to be in & Ive not experienced it personally, so can only suggest, rather than advice on experience.

OMG my dd has just thrown her book in my face. Theres me trying to advise you & Im having simular problem. Oh dear!!!

Sorry Ive not been much help-but Im in at the moment.

BTW the thread I was on about is....Tantrums last night made me cry

I have just remembered another tip someone gave me - give him a piece of paper and a pen and ask him to draw what he is feeling - apparently it is a way of expressing his anger. Don't expect it to be a masterpiece - would probably just be an angry scribble - but helps diffuse the situation. And say things like - I can see that makes you angry. The problem is you can't do x because. Apparently never say but because we always follow but with a negative (ie you want something but I'm not going to let you have it).