I am seriously at the end of my tether. DD's behaviour has been abominable for the last week or so. She's just got over a nasty virus (which I now have). Not sure if that's connected.
Anyway she will not stop hitting, kicking and pushing DS (9 months) over. It is farking incessant. He's at the 'cruising' stage, so if she pushes him he usually falls over and bangs his head, then she laughs at him crying which makes my blood boil.
Anyway, I've been trying the usual successful method if giving her as little attention as poss when she's doing it, and putting her out in the hallway to calm down for a couple of minutes. She ends up opening the door to another room (I can't lock them or anything) and she is completely unbovvered by the whole process. Treats it like a game. She'll say copious grinning 'sorry's and then will within seconds resume brother-bashing.
She is also spitting as a sign of protest...e.g. if I put her in her highchair to keep her out of kicking distance of DS while I'm cooking or whatever, she'll start gobbing on the floor.
Does anyone have any suggestions??? I'm open to anything...reward charts...exorcisms....