Hi all,
so our son just turned 5 last week and for the last 4 weeks he has started to spit, we have been telling him to stop it however he still does it, this has not been at people but rather just spitting on the floor.
yesterday we were at the park and we bumped into two boys and their mums, none of us have ever met each other but it was lovely and all 3 boys were playing and having fun, as we were chatting the boys came near us and my son just spat purposely on the other boys arm, I was mortified, I told him in a firm voice don’t you ever do that I have just seen you and I took a wet wipe from my bag and gave it to the boy he spat at and his mum told him to wipe it and she continued her conversation, I felt like I didn’t handle it well enough and should have probably told him that we are going home as a consequence :( it’s just disgusting and I’m so embarrassed about it.
my son is the yougest in his class and I can see how much more mature the other boys are, so now I’m on edge a little and just asking for guidance on how it should have been handled so if it happens again I act correctly.
for the last year he always has a bad habit, he use to chew his tops on the collar and put holes, he use
to blow bubbles with spit, he use to pinch peoples bums, I feel like they last a few months then it’s something else, like now he’s spitting ! He’s also very touchy which is something we always have to speak about with him.