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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I would absolutely encourage you to discuss these issues with your doctor and to get whatever interventions are offered.

That said, we also had a very, very tough 3 year old. Hitting, tantrums, screaming fits. Constant. NEVER stopped. Super picky about food. No to everything. Constantly in trouble. No punishments worked. Positive reinforcement was a joke. The only thing that helped at all - and the difference was not extreme, it just helped - was tons and tons of exercise and basically 24/7 one-on-one "special time," which was impossible to do as we also had an infant and the work-from-home situation due to covid.

Our terror turned 4 a few months ago and things finally started to get better. When he was able to go to preschool three weeks ago, things improved a lot. He still has his moments, and we probably get one or two tantrums a day (usually at bedtime) but he's speaking more - in full sentences using a pretty advanced vocabulary - has stopped hitting, plays happily by himself for hours, and just behaves way, way better. He will even sit still for story time, which he had never done, not even as a 1 yo. He's still a pill with his younger brother, but even there, we've seen signs of tenderness that bode well for the future.

I think the combination of age + covid shutdowns really did a number on him. Developmentally, the 2-4 year old crowd just has needs that have been really hard to address under these conditions. So, a kid who is "tough" in a good year is just horrible now. Thankfully, ours appears to be growing out of it. I hope yours does too.
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