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RobDogDog said:
3 in April. I think the environment is good for them, but not for 6 hours.

At least we have a plan now. My wife and I are in agreement too which helps.
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The more they go, the more they'll get used to the long days/more activites going on compared to home/childminders.

Our daughter is 2 (3 next August), doesn't nap at nursery (dropped her nursery nap at 20 months and now only naps at the weekend with us) and does 8-5.30 5 days a week. By Friday she's definitely pretty conked out - but every week she gets a little bit better at dealing with it and things like the drive home/the evening pre-bed time are all worlds better now compared to when she first dropped the nap back in April/May of this year.

She moved to the older nursery group 3 weeks ago and that moved immediately made her more tired after the end of each day as there is just more going on, more to do etc. But day by day, week by week she gradually got used to it and now when I pick her up at half 5 she's good to get home with no issue (outside of usual tantrums because I won't let her drive the car??) and we can do bedtime without any major fuss.
 
Anyone elses kid bite EVERYTHIN? He bites the sofa, he bites his tablet cover, and if I hug him, he goes for my shoulder, I try stop him or tell him off and he finds it funny.

He hits all the time too, again, finds it funny, does it at nursery, and everytime we get to nursery and ask how oliver has been "he's not been very good today".

He screams more than anyone, no one has heard screams like his, he does it and if anyone looks that's an instant keep on going. They're worn out at nursery it seems from him, he's a little terror it seems.

No idea how to combat this, he was 3YO in September.
 
willhub said:
Anyone elses kid bite EVERYTHIN? He bites the sofa, he bites his tablet cover, and if I hug him, he goes for my shoulder, I try stop him or tell him off and he finds it funny.

He hits all the time too, again, finds it funny, does it at nursery, and everytime we get to nursery and ask how oliver has been "he's not been very good today".

He screams more than anyone, no one has heard screams like his, he does it and if anyone looks that's an instant keep on going. They're worn out at nursery it seems from him, he's a little terror it seems.

No idea how to combat this, he was 3YO in September.
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When you say you try to stop him. Surely it's not hard to stop a 3yr old doing something? I personally didn't let my kid have a tablet til she was in school but first thing I'd do if I was you is take it off him if he bites it.

If you laugh at it or make light of it then he will probably continue.

It will also lead to other kids avoiding him, potential friendship issues, isolation, bullying etc.

I know it might sound extreme but this kind of behaviour could pose a real problem when he grows older and teachers can't be expected to put up with a biting shouty child.

Combat it with a consistent message and discipline.
 
willhub said:
Anyone elses kid bite EVERYTHIN? He bites the sofa, he bites his tablet cover, and if I hug him, he goes for my shoulder, I try stop him or tell him off and he finds it funny.

He hits all the time too, again, finds it funny, does it at nursery, and everytime we get to nursery and ask how oliver has been "he's not been very good today".

He screams more than anyone, no one has heard screams like his, he does it and if anyone looks that's an instant keep on going. They're worn out at nursery it seems from him, he's a little terror it seems.

No idea how to combat this, he was 3YO in September.
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No advice I'm afraid, if he got a punishment he didn't like every time he done it he might stop because eventually he'll get bored of being punished.

Though it doesn't always work, my boy is a grade A plonker pretty much 95% of the time, it's mostly making stupid noises and being silly which other kids find disruptive, no punishment seems to work, we took his Xbox and tablet away it worked to start with then he went back and wasn't fussed about the electronics. Joke is he's very bright, teachers say if he applied himself a bit more he would easily be the brightest in the class instead of just average. Trying to explain that to a 7 year old doesn't work though.

The following story may be very harsh and threatening violence probably isn't the answer, but it worked

When he went through his hitting phase in reception I got so fed up with the phone calls from school, and the parents bitching about him and us, in my most angriest voice and facial expression I told him I would do to him 10 times harder what he does to other kids if he done it again, I bashed the kitchen table hard... He balled his eyes out me and the wife stood strong, and he didn't do it again.
 
sx_turbo said:
The following story may be very harsh and threatening violence probably isn't the answer, but it worked

When he went through his hitting phase in reception I got so fed up with the phone calls from school, and the parents bitching about him and us, in my most angriest voice and facial expression I told him I would do to him 10 times harder what he does to other kids if he done it again, I bashed the kitchen table hard... He balled his eyes out me and the wife stood strong, and he didn't do it again.
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Sometimes you need the fear of God put into them.
 
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willhub said:
Anyone elses kid bite EVERYTHIN? He bites the sofa, he bites his tablet cover, and if I hug him, he goes for my shoulder, I try stop him or tell him off and he finds it funny.

He hits all the time too, again, finds it funny, does it at nursery, and everytime we get to nursery and ask how oliver has been "he's not been very good today".

He screams more than anyone, no one has heard screams like his, he does it and if anyone looks that's an instant keep on going. They're worn out at nursery it seems from him, he's a little terror it seems.

No idea how to combat this, he was 3YO in September.
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How long has this been going on?

Does he have a lot of screen time? My son gets a bit rude and loud when he watches too much TV so we limit that a lot now.
 
RobDogDog said:
Much better week this week. The half days at preschool are working much better and the twins seems to have had a real sudden explosion of progression.
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That's really good to hear, sometimes it really is just a case of a slightly slower transition to something that makes a huge difference.
 
willhub said:
Anyone elses kid bite EVERYTHIN? He bites the sofa, he bites his tablet cover, and if I hug him, he goes for my shoulder, I try stop him or tell him off and he finds it funny.

He hits all the time too, again, finds it funny, does it at nursery, and everytime we get to nursery and ask how oliver has been "he's not been very good today".

He screams more than anyone, no one has heard screams like his, he does it and if anyone looks that's an instant keep on going. They're worn out at nursery it seems from him, he's a little terror it seems.

No idea how to combat this, he was 3YO in September.
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Outside of nursery what activities is he doing throughout the week. How much exercise is he getting. How much screen time. What’s his diet like and is his day structured?
 
tom_e said:
Our little bio terrorist has now gotten my wife a stage 1 sickness warning which means no company sick pay for 12 months... Lovely
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They are little grotters aren't they. One of mine came in to our room after waking up and the first thing he did when he got in range of his mother was sneeze in her face twice. Cracked me up :p
 
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