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Advice: Pushing Toddler

Jennifer - posted on 03/01/2011 ( 1 mom has responded )

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Hi, I have a 3 year old boy and a 1 year old boy. I am also babysitting a 2 year old boy. The 2 year old is a real pusher. He pushes the 1 year old any chance he gets. He's not angry, he just walks by him and pushes him. Some times he hits him. He throws things at my 3 year old and will play too rough. But that's it with him, he basically just attacks my baby. I've tried time outs, star charts if he's good, taking toys away....nothing is working. He'll literally get out of a t/o and walk up to my son and push him down. It's crazy! I can't have him out of my site for 10 seconds or someone is crying! Has any one else gone through this? What did you do to stop the behaviour? I'm currently giving him a t/o if he pushes or hits. Then I tell him that if he can't be nice to the boys that he can't play with them. So for 1 hour, he plays by himself, like sitting in a chair and reading, that sort of thing.

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Deanna - posted on 03/03/2011

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That is pretty much all you can do as a sitter. Remove him from your children and sit him in timeout every time he hits, pushes, etc. You can also have him sit and play by himself but also remember he has parents. You need to address the concerns you have with them and see if they can work on it with him at home to. Even if he is an only child they can interact with him and see his behavior. If that doesn't work you will need to decide if you want to continue to care for him if you have to do the time outs and alone play forever. Eventually he will get it but you have stair step kids when he is around and it is a constant visual with stair step kids. (trust me) I know you can do it though it will ALWAYS backfire if the parents aren't on board to.

good luck :)

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