Hello
My little boy is 18 months and he’s the most patient loving little boy... until he starts to get tired around 6pm after nursery. He’s usually had a bath and is asleep by 7pm. I don’t ideally want to move his bedtime forward as we only get half hour to see each other when I get home from work and he’s asleep when I leave for work in the morning. But I need to do something.
He has started to hit me with any object he’s holiday which can really hurt and bruise. I’ve burst in to tears a couple of times. He sometimes even just hits with his hand. It’s very obvious he’s getting tired before this starts and we start reading books/ winding down for the night when he starts rubbing his eyes etc.
I’ve been putting him in the corner when he does it and telling him ‘no’ and ‘please don’t hit’ or I’ve tried saying ‘that’s naughty’ I say that every time and leave him there to cry and then he’ll walk over and I say ‘please say sorry to mummy’ and he’ll try and say sorry and cuddle or kiss me.
He’s absolutely wonderful but I want to deal with it in the best way I can and don’t know if I am. Any advice? Xxx