QUICK could someone talk me through the next few minutes please?

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DS1 (4) is completely manic and driving me up the wall. I am holding Ds2 (7mths) on my lap and trying not to retaliate, he is being horrible, revolting, massively overactive and I do not want to inflict physical punishment, nor can I leave the house for 2 minutes and stand outside while he calms down as Ds2 has nothing on but a nappy. I feel like I am going to scream.
What do you do?

lock yourself in the bathroom

yep baby in his cot lock yourself in the bathroom.

or lock yourself in the bathroom - put some cltohes on DS2 - place DS2 in his cot and then go outside......in that time your DS1 will (hopefully) have calmed down.

Take baby with you. How about giving ds2 an early bath?

would sending him out into the hall work? DS could do this even mid-tantrum (it seems that DD can't though)

Put the baby in his cot and go and punch a pillow in your bedroom.

Do you know what has triggered the bad behaviour?

Thanks all!
He is alternating between climbing on the sofa with a bottle of milk (yes) and coming up to me doing 'bum' jokes like only a 4yo can.
I am hoping he settles down and goes to sleep on the sofa.

Bathroom is a great idea.

I think it is because he has gone back to school for the morning, he will go all day from Monday.
The kids were all wild when I picked him up.

Mind you he's been pretty nuts for about a week now. I was hoping school would wear him out!

I'm feeling anxious atm which does not help, of course he picks that up and it makes him silly.

Can you buy yourself a quiet afternoon by putting on a favourite video or DVD?

Well Niecie, in theory but often once it is on he just ignores it and apes around the room anyway. Then I end up turning it off because it adds to the noise etc.
He is a bit calmer now though still not asleep.

Thanks for helping me out there

Roll on Monday...