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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old is the child, OP? A three or four year old being a holy terror, not being able to go out to eat, hitting, is unfortunate but not out of the realm of normal. But that isn't average behavior for a 6 year old, and if you child is school age (even preschool) I think its time to talk to the teachers and see what is up. Maybe your kid needs some help with emotional regulation and impulsivity. If so, spanking really won't help, because it doesn't teach those things. Your kid can't exercise control he doesn't yet have. So my first step in your case wouldn't be to decide on how to punish, but to figure out what is going on with your guy. Start with the pediatrician and the teachers.[/quote]

3 and it was the teachers that declared it a problem. I thought this was how all 3 year olds behave-op[/quote]

Is he like this at home? How do you handle?[/quote]

On occasion. But rarely. Bad behaviors they say were nipped immediately at home. As the year has progressed no behaviors )the hitting )
started. This is rare at home and much more frequent at school (3-5 days a week) .not acceptable.-op[/quote]

OP, speaking as a teacher, if the behaviors are happening at school and not at home, then there is something going on at school that is the problem. Not that you shouldn't respond to problems at school, but hitting a three year old a couple of hours after an incident at school won't do much because the length of time between the problem and punishment is too long for a three year old. The teachers should have positive discipline methods that they are using. It's also possible your child would benefit from some skills training. Ross Greene's website has some useful info.[/quote]

Searching Ross website now. Thank you. I dont hit hours after.  Bad behvior at school results in a talking to and taking away of something he might like to do. Hit is only when he hits me....or at least that was the plan[/quote]- op[/quote]

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