I would really appreciate any serious advice that you have.
I have a 3 year old nephew and a 1 year old niece. My 3 year old nephew is very high-strung. He is prone to temper tantrums often. The doctors don't say anything. They just shrug. My Mom says that he has more tantrums than all four of her kids did combined.
I see my niece and nephew a few hours a week. My niece crawls around a lot and when she comes up to my nephew he will sometimes punch or knee her in the face. I assume this happens often.
It's not like he tries to push her away.; he punches her in the face with a fist or knees her in the face.
This deeply disturbs me.
When I see this happen, I sternly correct him and tell him never to do it again and then his Dad does but it doesn't seem like anything changes.
Can I do anything to stop this? Is this normal behavior for a 3 year old?
I think it's far from normal but other than the near constant tantrums, my nephew seems to be a normal kid.
I'm at a loss of what to do.
Please help. Thanks.
@FSU_UCLA
I have a 3 year old nephew and a 1 year old niece. My 3 year old nephew is very high-strung. He is prone to temper tantrums often. The doctors don't say anything. They just shrug. My Mom says that he has more tantrums than all four of her kids did combined.
I see my niece and nephew a few hours a week. My niece crawls around a lot and when she comes up to my nephew he will sometimes punch or knee her in the face. I assume this happens often.
It's not like he tries to push her away.; he punches her in the face with a fist or knees her in the face.
This deeply disturbs me.
When I see this happen, I sternly correct him and tell him never to do it again and then his Dad does but it doesn't seem like anything changes.
Can I do anything to stop this? Is this normal behavior for a 3 year old?
I think it's far from normal but other than the near constant tantrums, my nephew seems to be a normal kid.
I'm at a loss of what to do.
Please help. Thanks.
@FSU_UCLA
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