how do you handle agression in a preschooler - towards other kids?<br><br>
liam has suddenly taken to getting very physical with other kids. yesterday at the park, he pushed down his friend. today at the wild animal park play ground, he pulled a kid out of the playhouse becuase he didn't want him there (the kid hit him back, little bugger deserved it ). i took him aside (as did the other mother) and did the whole "that is not acceptable, we use words, we don't hit other people" talk and told him that if it happened again, we would leave, not onl the playground, put the whole wild animal park. about 5 minutes later, he did the same thing to another kid, so we packed up and went home (him screaming the whole way in the stroller, which he didn't want to be in, but it was the only way i could get him away).<br><br>
when we talked about it later, i was trying to get him to talk about alternatives that he could have used if he wanted to play in the playhouse by himself. he said he would ask the other child to leave. i asked him what he would do if the child didn't want to leave, and he said he would "smack him on the head." AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!! i don't know where he's getting it, but its driving me crazy. any suggestions beyond what i'm already doing (talking about how we don't hurt people, discussing alternative solutions, etc). i DO know that next time there won't be a warning - if it happens, there will be immediate consequences.
liam has suddenly taken to getting very physical with other kids. yesterday at the park, he pushed down his friend. today at the wild animal park play ground, he pulled a kid out of the playhouse becuase he didn't want him there (the kid hit him back, little bugger deserved it ). i took him aside (as did the other mother) and did the whole "that is not acceptable, we use words, we don't hit other people" talk and told him that if it happened again, we would leave, not onl the playground, put the whole wild animal park. about 5 minutes later, he did the same thing to another kid, so we packed up and went home (him screaming the whole way in the stroller, which he didn't want to be in, but it was the only way i could get him away).<br><br>
when we talked about it later, i was trying to get him to talk about alternatives that he could have used if he wanted to play in the playhouse by himself. he said he would ask the other child to leave. i asked him what he would do if the child didn't want to leave, and he said he would "smack him on the head." AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!! i don't know where he's getting it, but its driving me crazy. any suggestions beyond what i'm already doing (talking about how we don't hurt people, discussing alternative solutions, etc). i DO know that next time there won't be a warning - if it happens, there will be immediate consequences.