Sam is going through a hitting phase, if you can even call it a phase. I'm sure it is and that it will pass, but for now it is really stressing me out. He has to sit in time out numerous times at school and even had to be sent to the director's office on Tuesday. This is breaking my heart. He is the sweetest kid, but has quite the temper. He even tells us he's "kinda grumpy today."
Pretty much any time another child comes close to him or says something he doesn't like, he either screams at them or hits them. This could be induced by a hug, an accidental bump, a dirty look, or just "instruction" (bossiness) from another kid. His teachers are working hard with him on this and we've gotten tougher. He doesn't really hit at home, obviously, since there are not other kids around. He does have this horrible ticked off face that he uses on us a lot and we are getting very sick of it. So now, when I pick him up from school if he has been in time out for hitting, he does not get to play with his cars and trains for the rest of the day (and I may up that to the rest of that day and the next day). It is so frustrating. Especially since he is just the sweetest little thing most of the time. He's seriously like Jekyll and Hyde!
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Ahhh... he'll get through it and so will you. I promise! It's like biting and everything else... they eventually quit. It's probably hard for him on some levels because at home he doesn't have to compete with anyone else for attention. Jordyn doesn't really hit much, (now anyway) but she will be happy to yell - make that scream at him and pinch him this summer, hee.... hee...
Charlie is headed that way. He knows he's not supposed to do it, but can't seem to control the impulse in the moment. He hits, then says "no hitting." He kicks, then says "no kicking". Same for pushing. He also now puts his mouth on you sometimes but stops short of biting and says "no biting", which means he was thinking about it. He tells on himself when he does it at school or church -- before anyone else can tell us, he'll tell us he pushed or hit or whatever. I just take solace right now in the fact that we are teaching him and he seems to be learning it, and eventually the impulse control will kick in one of these days.
James
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