Unruly Behaviour
Last weekend Jack spent the best part of his weekend on the naughty step. For the following:
Shouting at Mummy & Daddy when he's not getting his way
Shouting no when asked to do anything.
Growling
Growling No
Screeching as a way of saying no to everything
Trying to smack out, but purposely not making contact (for fear of getting into even more trouble)
Telling Mummy that he didn't like juice (cup was clear on the other side of the room) then flapped his hand so much that he whacked Mummy in the face while sitting on my lap.
The following bad behaviour did not require time spent on the naughty step:
Saying: " I dont like milk Mummy"
" I don't like juice Mummy"
"I don't like porridge Mummy"
"I don't like cereal Mummy"
"I don't like shoes Mummy
This behaviour chopped and changed throughout the weekend from one minute to the next from like to dislike and back again.
Now the odd bit of bad bahaviour is to be expected from any toddler, after all they do try and test the boundaries, but I didn't expect a whole weekend of the terrible two's. Wasn't until I took him to nursery Monday morning, that I discovered the real cause.
It appears his bestest buddy Kayleigh is influencing my little man. He's copying virtually all her "bad bits". She is gathering more followers and now his two further toddlers under her wing. I'm just ecstatic it's not all down to Jack being a little terror, that there is a root to the problem.
This brings me to what can I do about it. After much thinking, I returned to the nursery the next day and spoke to the head of his class. I explained that Jack is being reprimanded for his bad behaviour in order to stop it early on and could they please assist us in reprimanding him when it happens at nursery. If need be, to seperate him from Kayleigh as and when they get out of hand.
I wish I could ask the nursery to speak to the mother about her daughter, but it's not like these are primary school children. They're impressionable toddlers, who are passing their behaviour on to their friends.
LJ friends what would you do in my situation, with Jack and the nursery.