My youngest is 1.5yrs old and has been hurting their siblings badly. Sometimes I can narrow it down to them being hungry/tired/needs something, and sometimes I have no idea why. Either way, none of these things are related to their siblings so I don’t understand why they are targeted. They do it to me sometimes too but mostly siblings.
They hit, pinch, scratch etc and it is quite bad…
I’ve tried everything I can think of to stop it but to no avail.
Please please - does anyone have any suggestions! I am desperate…
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There could be an underlying medical issue that he can’t communicate, so he acts out like this . Speak with your Dr and get a referral. He could be in pain or anything. I would try and seperate him and take him for a big walk around the block and wear him out. Let him run around out the back even and watch him. He needs to get that energy out. So young to be like this.
How old are your other kids? Are they too bossy, annoying, mean? Sounds horrible but sometimes kids can be just nasty in a quiet way and toddlers have no way of expressing themselves or explaining what's happening so just opt for kill mode 😂. Watch how your toddler is by themselves and then how they are with the siblings. Watch for any sly behaviour like taking toys, blocking movement, mocking, poking etc.
Definitely observe to see if the other kids are doing anything. When my boys were younger, the eldest was constantly getting in trouble for hurting his brother. It wasn’t until he complained that he was always getting in trouble when his brother was starting it, that I took a metaphorical step back and observed them unobtrusively. Sure enough, the youngest was starting it and I had only been seeing the retaliation. Once they both started getting in trouble, youngest for starting it and eldest for retaliating, it mostly stopped.