My son can at times be aggressive...?

Question

My son is almost 2.5 years old. He is a good kid but at times he can get really aggressive. His daycare provider mentioned it to me last week as well. I know he is just a toddler but he thinks it is funny to do things like head-butting, hitting, pulling hair and screaming. He is also aggressive w/ his words - he screams NO and Stop constantly and will get really ticked if you don't listen.

Is this just a phase? Anyone have any suggestions about how I can help him so he doesn't get so angry about things?

Answer 1

i think you should show him thats not cool and to kinda take him from the croud of kids and show him how little kids are supposed to play and if that doesnt work then its a phase :)

Answer 2

When my step-brother was little he had the same problem. The only thing that really worked for him was to make him really active. We would take him to the park and wear him out, it took a lot of the agression away. But unfortunately it never really goes away. I know this doesn't sound good, but sometimes a kid like this needs to run up against a bigger kid who will push back.

Answer 3

Its defiantly not a phase. I was a childcare worker, and only generally had one child out of every 30 with this behavior. Plus Im a mother of 2, and my kids never got aggressive.

id be giving you toddler time out, with no attention. Think about the other parents of the children he is hurting.

Answer 4

boys will be boys

Answer 5

try making him take a time out in a room by himself. To think about what he has done. Ask him if he would like it if someone did that to him. And make him answer the question. If the throws something take it away but put it in sight and tell him he can't play with it because he don't play with it the right way. When you give it back tell if if he throws it again it will be gone again. good luck.