my little boy is nearly three and if another child hits him he just starts crying and wants me to hold him for

Question

ages obviously i dont want him going around bullying other kids but im wondering how he will cope in school.... any advice?

Answer 1

My son is the same way. Except, if another child hits him he drops to the ground and will let the other kid hit him. He doesn't cry, but he doesn't fight back either. Ever since other children have started hitting him, he ducks. You can tell he is afraid of it.

My brother in law said it might be because we don't wrestle with him enough. So my husband started wrestling with him, rough-housing with him on a regular basis. While playing my husband encourages my son to play back by pushing him away, saying NO NO NO!

I knew it was working when my son went to the park the other day and some kid had blocked him in and said, "No, you can't go past." My son didn't duck down, back away, he said, "MOVE IT!" The kid moved. At that point I was just so proud of him. I know he is moving in the right direction. I don't want people walking all over him.

Answer 2

I don't have that problem with my 4 yr old, but he went through a phase around 2 and he did the same. I learned that I'm a single mother and he is a boy, I can't baby him and all that stuff all the time, i have to get down and wrestle and play ball and all that with him. I had started doing that a lot and we bought kids boxing gloves and have boxing matches every friday with each other while watching WWF. Some parents don't approve of this, but i stress the fact that he is to never ever do it with anyone else but me and his dad when he goes there. And he's in preschool and they think he is the most loving child (don't know why)....but he's also tough, if someone hits him he won't cry he tells his teacher or me, or if he falls and it's not much, i tell him get up wipe it off youre alright. I hated him crying over every little thing at 2, so as soon as i started this with him, i have had no problems.

Answer 3

He has plenty of time to toughen up before school. Do not worry or he will pick up on it & it will become a more important issue than it really is. Some kids are just more sensitive than others.

Answer 4

Bulling is a big thing in school now days. I think its just a stage your child is in. At three they cry more because their feelings are hurt rather than the "hurt"

Answer 5

little kids act completely different when they are around their mother. This is just him trying to get your attention and make you show your love. No worries this is natural but it probably wont happen when your not around to make it all better. I'm betting He will cope just fine.

Answer 6

yea just give him the love he needs and if somebody hits him get him to tell the teacher and have a word with the kid that hit hims parents. you dont want to teach him to hit anybody back as he needs to know its wrong and not to do it. all children that age go through different stages. he will be fine

Answer 7

It's normal for that age to cry when they're hit. He should grow out of that and start standing up for himself as he gets older.

Answer 8

teachers wont tolerate that behaviour off another child in school, one day hes gonna turn round and do it back because hes not going to put up with it, just reassure him that the boy was naughty i know its hard not to say hit the kid back because its wrong, i know when it happened to my kids i wanted to kill the other kid for hitting my child, its all part of growing up, dont worry

Answer 9

I used to cry when I was 3 too ...actually I still do! I suggest just feeding him up so he's grows quick and he'll be able to handle himself fine in time.

Answer 10

tell him to go to adult figures like the teacher , the other boy will get punished and other kids will be afraid to hit him at the expensive timeout