hi.
my 9 month old is really active and boisterous and also fairly hefty, and very much enjoys baby groups. the problem is he often clambours on other babies, or pulls their hair while standing up, or pokes their eyes etc. its not done with the slightest bit of hostility but usually utter joy, and then confusion and disappointment when i pull him away.
some of the babies are fine with this, and obviously i stop him doing this to the littler ones, but what to do? i dont want to stop him interacting with the other children, but i really dont want him to get a reputation for being a bully. some of the other parents think im being overworried and are fine for him to blunder on, but today i got told off when he took a dummy out of an older childs mouth and put it in his own. (is that really that bad?!?)
am trying to teach him "gentle", and demonstrating at the same time. any other tips for this age? is it asking too much to expect him to interact gently or am i a terrible parent for letting him be boisterous??
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9 month old too boisterous for other babies
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MaeBee · 29/06/2007 14:02
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29/06/2007 14:14
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