I’m at a loss. Didn’t realise my 2YO could bring me to tears.
2 years 10 months old boy, he is constantly hitting/kicking/pushing everyone.
DH has stopped play fighting with him since mid December. GP have him 1 day in 14, we have asked them to stop play fighting but who knows if they have listened - the “boys will be boys” line is used a lot.
today I have taken him out, we have seen our friends and their DS. He has pushed, hit, kicked I picked him up and he just punched me. I put him in a corner, he just ran off laughing. He then hit the other child again, and so I picked him up and said we we’re leaving.
He has punched me continuously the 7 minute walk to the car while screaming. I just ignored him or said “please don’t hit mummy”
when we got home I said “we had to come home because it’s not nice to hit our friends” and he responded “me say sorry, go to farm”
I don’t know what to do. He is in nursery, they have said once (6 months ago) that sometimes he needs to be reminded of gentle hands, however they have since said he’s improved.
i have cried for the last hour as I feel so much at a loss of what I can do. I get scared to take him out with the fear of him kicking/hitting other children.
I see many children his age who do not act like this.
Friends say it’s “normal” as he’s just finding ways to express himself, but I can’t take it anymore.
please can someone give me advice or tips on what I should do.
apart from this he is just a normal 2YO and has normal social skills etc. When he’s not “fighting” he has good relationships with his peers