Hi all,
I hope some outsiders can be a little more helpful than family members / friends who are too close to the situation.
I have a lovely little boy of 3.7 months. He is very energetic, sporty and has bundles of energy.
In fact, until his head hits the pillow of an evening he's on the go all day long and never seems to tire!
He can be the kindest sweetest kid in the world but for the past year we have been dealing with his anger issues.
Until recently it was never directed at adults, kids at soft plays / parks, never usually " unprovoked " but certainly sometimes it was of for very small things, a child trying to snatch a toy or crashing their car into his ( accidentally or not ) at a play centre.
We've tried most forms of discipline, ranging from taking away toys, taking him home if he hits whilst out, taking him to his room if he hits his sister, reward charts to most recently trying positive parenting for the last month and really trying not to show any anger when he lashes out but trying to understand why he is angry and stopping it before it happens / consoling both him and the other child if it does happen.
Unfortunately I don't think this approach has worked well as he now has started to lash out at both me and his dad if he doesn't get his own way, shouting " I'm angry " as he does it :(
Should I go back to one strike and you're going home / to your room?
I'm not sure where he gets his temper from, his sister is the absolute opposite but whilst I dont want to restrict his personality, he is starting nursery shortly and I don't want this behaviour to become a problem.
Thanks for any help and insight any of you can offer.