3 year old keeps throwing toys

[LemonAda376]

My son is 3 and he keeps throwing toys when he is playing and generally just being overexcited.

He isn't throwing them out of anger or frustration he is just playing but he's hit me in the face a couple of times with toy cars or soft toys. Today he threw a cushion at his toys and knocked over the internet-hub and the internet was out. He gets very upset when he gets into trouble to when he thinks he's done wrong but it doesn't seem
To deter him.

I don't know how many more ways I can tell him that throwing is not acceptable. I've taken away the toys he's thrown and put him in time out but when he gets overtired or over excited it's his go to play.

His play is also quite a lot of 'hitting things' like let's hit my toys over, let's knock this down which I get is normal but it's spilling into play with other kids now where he is pulling at them and hitting them thinking it's a game or as he says pretend fighting.

I feel like I'm constantly on his back about it.

Any advice?

Get him toys/games that he can throw! How about a low, standing basketball hoop that he can throw things into.

He's obviously enjoying the cause and effect of throwing things, so rather than keep telling him not to do it, channel his interest!

Bean bags and a basket
Ping pong balls and carpet tubes
Small goals

Etc etc.

This is a great idea thanks! He had a basketball hoop in the back garden but had never really been interested in it but bean bags and hoops inside sounds like a plan.

This is developmental and not naughty see below

This won’t go down well at nursery or later at school. They won’t have purely throwing toys either. He does have to learn not to throw. It seems he has lots of energy. Go out and do more? Swimming? Kicking a ball?

@TizerorFizz we are at a class or two some days on my days off 😅😂 and we walk the dog daily or go out on the scooter.
He's just full of energy. I don't know where he gets the stamina.

What about swimming at the weekend? If he’s at nursery is he getting rid of energy in a constructive way? What is he like away from you? Is he throwing to get attention?

Each time he throws a toy take it away for the day.