mom2chrisnluke
08-28-2007, 07:12 PM
How can I handle these constant attacks on my toddler from my 4 yr old. He clearly has issues of jealousy with him even though I try very hard to have time with all my boys and show them lots of positive attention. BUT my 4 yr old will purposefully run into, bump, knock over, hit, bang, and run over the 2 yr old. It is sad cause the 2 yr old is learning this mean behavior. I don't know how to assign positive intent at all with this one so I just get mad that he is being down right mean to his brother. It was so constant and bad that I had to send him to his room unitl dinner (15min) He wouldn't stop no matter what and the 2 yr old was hysterical. My days are filled with him screaming and me coming in to find "bubba boo boo" is all my 2 yr old will say!
My 4 yr old is a very difficult child as it is and I am truly at a lose much of the time cause he is defiant with me and I can only "make" him do so much and then I retreat due to my own anger of the situation. I have spoken with him about how it is important to be gentle with our hands, we have practiced endlessly and he always runs up and kisses the screaming toddler when I come to correct him but he be right back at it in 2 minutes.
Does anyone have any advice to help him get that he can't bully/aggrivate his younger brother! What things can I do to get him to stop or help him learn a better way? TIA!
Leah
My 4 yr old is a very difficult child as it is and I am truly at a lose much of the time cause he is defiant with me and I can only "make" him do so much and then I retreat due to my own anger of the situation. I have spoken with him about how it is important to be gentle with our hands, we have practiced endlessly and he always runs up and kisses the screaming toddler when I come to correct him but he be right back at it in 2 minutes.
Does anyone have any advice to help him get that he can't bully/aggrivate his younger brother! What things can I do to get him to stop or help him learn a better way? TIA!
Leah