My son will be 3 years old in a few weeks. He talks very well for his age and the way to describe him is, "all boy." He goes to preschool two days a week (just started school in Sept.) for a couple of hours for social interaction and play.
He has been put in time out in school for pushing. Today at the park, he was playing with friends, another little girl was near him, and he hit and pushed her. She was screaming and crying. I grabbed my child, told him how hitting and pushing hurts, told him the little girl was crying and sad, and then told him we were leaving the park. He did not like that we were leaving and cried...but I knew it was the right thing to do.
He has hit other kids in the past and we always remove him from the situation and also put him in a time out.
Sometimes he will be playing with his friends very well for an hour and then all the sudden he will hit them.
I don't know what's up! I know he doesn't like kids to get him his space, but pushing cannot be the answer.
He doesn't go up to random kids and hit or push them normally (except for this little girl at the park). He won't just push a kid from behind or anything like that. It often happens with kids he knows or who are his friends.
Please tell me this is a stage? I thought this would have happened when he was younger, before he could talk. But my son is potty trained and speaks very well. He is a bigger kid - tall and looks like he is almost 4 years old.
Anyhow, between school, playgroup, the park, etc. I am starting to feel so bad. Can anyone relate???
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