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Our two
year old son was the perfect child for the first two years of his life.
Something has shifted in the last three weeks. He has become a bully. We are
devastated. I know this is a phase, but we are desperately in search of
recommendations on how to discipline him on this.
It's getting really bad. This morning he pushed a one year old off the play
structure at Dolores Park, and just laughed. We left the park immediately. Last
weekend I left him alone for 30 seconds with another child at our home, and
when I came back he was trying to choke her. He bullies any kid that is smaller
than him, and he is a very large and strong kid. He is fine with his older
brother and his older brother's friends. He is used to being around the 4 and 5
year olds, which might be part of the problem, since they are all so physical.
But his brother and brother's friends are all quite gentle with him.
We do not shy away from disciplining our children - we run a pretty tight ship
and are very intent on raising children who are both well-mannered and KIND.
Should we be yelling at him? Time outs? What is appropriate? Has
anyone else experienced this?
May want to find out where he learned it;
bullying does not come naturally to children any more than it does to adults; it sounds like mimic behavior.
Posted by: pbr | August 23, 2009 at 09:03 PM