DS has started throwing things

alicia11780

For a couple weeks now, DS has been throwing things when he is angry.  For example, this morning I told him that I did not want to play with the tennis ball and "mitts" because I was rearranging his bookshelf.  I told him that he could play or wait until daddy got home and daddy would play.  He was mad that I wouldn't play so he decided to throw the set which ended up hitting me in the face.  I immediately put him in a time-out.  Since this was the first time he actually hit someone it was the first time in timeout for it.  Before this I would just tell him how it isn't safe to throw things and it isn't OK to throw things when he is angry and the item would then become mommy's.  Usually when he throws something he doesn't hit anyone but it is definitely getting to be an issue.  Anytime he is upset he throws what ever is in his hands.

Did anyone else have to deal with type of tantrum?  If so, how did you handle it.

brittneycc1982

Sounds like you are handling it well... timeout, taking the toy.

(Where is AZ are you?)

alicia11780

brittneycc1982:

Sounds like you are handling it well... timeout, taking the toy.

(Where is AZ are you?)

Thanks.

We live in Gilbert.

JulieandBen

I went through this when Jack was younger. I wouldn't have put him in timeout because it happened to hit you this time. I would have from the beginning taken whatever he throws, get down on his level, and say to him we don't throw when we are angry. The toy, or whatever it is goes away now. That alone will likely put him over the edge that you are taking it away. That should be enough punishment enough to teach him not to throw at that age. He'll learn there are consequences to his actions.