He's 2.4yrs and a pretty big boy for his age. He's always had a tendency to be a bit rough with other kids but I've always put that down to not knowing his own strength etc...however, recently he's just been downright nasty. He attacked a 5 year old(!) the other day by sitting on his back and yanking his ears up - I was bloody mortified and completely lost it. He got a smack for that one - and he never gets smacked. I felt awful afterwards.
We go to a music class and I spent the morning chasing him around, telling him off for pushing other kids around. I do the whole naughty step bit but it's having no effect as yet. He knows that all he has to do to get off it is to sit there quietly until I come back to get him, then he stands up and says 'sorry'. And promptly runs off and repeats the bad behaviour!
I know it probably sounds petty but it's really getting to me now. My mum called earlier to see how I was and I just burst into tears. He goes to a creche 3 mornings a week and is an angel. Just seems that when I'm there he plays up.
What can I do to get the message through that he can't go around hurting others? He hits me and dh too when we tell him 'no'. I just find myself losing my temper with him more and more, and I don't want to be like that.