Hi all Am a regular reading dad.
My son has 'picked' up a habit from nursery; I am of course assuming it is learned behaviour, rather than a developmental hiccup up because I?m a neurotic, reactionary {insert rude adjective}typ of dad.
When told not to do something - stick fingers in fire, plug sockets, lick window etc; he reacts by slapping my partner or I. We of course explain to him that this not appropriate and cajole him into apologising which he does with extreme prejudice.
I have learnt today that a child with whom he attends nursery has always exhibited this behaviour. Is it too early for a naughty chair, should I resort to locking him into a cupboard or should I storm red faced and brandishing a tub of hummus towards the mother of this child and demand that she lock him in the cupboard?
But seriously what to do?