I know most 19 month old children have some difficulty sharing with other children, but my ds seems to have an extreme form of this behavior. He is generally distractable when out and about, but at home he has started to have a very violent reaction to other children sharing his space or toys. My usual strategy was to stop him from taking the toy from the other child and give him something else to play with, but this has stopped working at home. He now tries to push, hit, scream at any other child who visits. I obviously hold him back when he tries this, so he then screams and arches his back in frustration and distress. He does not stop until I take him out of the room.
The other day I had to sit in the bedroom with him while my visitors and their children played happily in my living room.
I then tried putting away most toys when visitors came, except for play tunnels and tents, big cushions and a basket full of identical balls in the hope that he wouldn't be territorial about them but that didn't make any difference .
He is cutting a lot of teeth atm which I don't think is helping, and I am seven months pg which is making me hormonal and anxious about his reaction to the new baby when she arrives.
Is there anything else I could be doing?