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2.5 year old boy(1000mph), girl due in July. Help needed

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Gingerkiddad · 06/05/2026 17:42

So our son is such a clever, funny happy little boy, but is very boisterous, at times does not listen to instructions very well and is on the go from the moment he wakes up to when he falls asleep no matter how much we attempt to knaker him out.

he has recently started nursery and is being held back currently down to a hour a day as he dosnt share well and gets physical with other kids.

all of the above I’m sure is a very common thing in 2 year olds and boys but he seems to be such hard work, my mrs works in a nusery and has been a nanny befre and says she’s never know a kid like it.

I belive a lot of what is hard now we can get over and we are both very hands on and try to do as much as possible with him- walks/runs toys books outdoor activities. Not a lot of screen time at all.

with him being so active and sometimes quite rough with my partner, hitting/scratvhing/biting,pulling hair. (Has got alot better at not doing that in the last month)

we are worried how we are guna give him so much attention when the baby girl comes along. I was just wondering if there was anyone who had a similar first wild child and how they got on when the 2nd came along?

thanks in advance

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mindutopia · 06/05/2026 18:51

You need to nip this behaviour in the bud now. It’s definitely not my experience with boys that age at all. Neither of mine have hit/scratched/pulled hair as anything but a very unexpected behaviour. What strategies do you have in place to help him? I found at that age, in particular, they needed consistency, a space and support to calm down and self-regulate when anything kicked off, and firm, concrete, tangible consequences for poor behaviour.

Aroundthemalepole · 06/05/2026 18:53

Nursery and your partner know what average 2.5 year old behaviour is like. You need to start looking into SEND support.

Withthe2Ls · 06/05/2026 19:00

I’m sorry but I’ve got 2 nephews and my oldest is a boy and the behaviour you are describing is absolutely not typical 2 year old boy behaviour at all

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