Quote Originally Posted by martymonty View Post
I'm going through a very similar situation right now, I have tried for MONTHS to get the mom on board with me and she NEVER backs me up, she just stands there and stares at me when I tell her that her son hits, kicks, spits, etc. She has the same problems at home and blames it on his father (they are separated) well today I said that he could make an easter picture or read a story book and then do something else. Well he didn't like what the group was doing, so he punched at me and said stop it, I went over and very calmly explained that this is not proper behaviour from an almost 4 year and he proceeded to have a 25 minute screaming session where he punched the couch, tried pushing it across the room, spit, screamed, started following me around and kicking at my feet. I put him in the play yard and he kicked so hard I thought he was going to put his foot right through it. On top of this, he knows that he is not allowed to turn on the taps after using the bathroom, I always do it for them so they don't mistakenly turn on the hot water and what does he do after going to the bathroom today, turns on the hot water only and sticks his hand under it. Needless to say it hurt but I told him he knows he is not supposed to do this and he just does not listen. I am at my wits end and was trying very hard to get the mom through until he starts school in the Fall, but I just don't think I can do it. What would you girls do....been a VERY stressful day and not so nice for the other kids either
I am also going through a similar situation. I had to term a 2 1/2 year old boy who is being aggressive and has started kicking, hitting ,yelling not only at the other kids but me as well. I would say only you can decide for yourself how much you're willing to take but for me it's a question of whether he's going to injure the other kids.