First of all, hello everyone! I used to hang around here allll the time when I was pregnant. I loved seeing our bumps grow and feeling understood about MILs and cravings. I'm back!
I need your thoughts on this one. My LO is sensitive and passive. He's friendly and gentle. He's never hit, pushed or been mean to any toddler. So when more physical toddlers are playing with him, he gets pushed around and hurt a lot. I know these toddlers aren't malicious but are just expressing their joy, fun or curiosity. I just hate seeing my LO hurt and in pain. I try to intervene or protect him when I see something about to happen but in a 2-3 hour period, he might get pushed down, squished, hit, or slapped. So I go to his aide and balance between, "It's okay. He just really likes you." and "Oh, that really hurt. Let's go play with this."
The mom (it's mainly one toddler who does this) is super patient with her physical toddler and while intervenes many times, still doesn't catch everything. She tries to teach him emotions and effects of his choices but he hasn't decreased. I feel bad for her because it's who he is but again....I hate it that my child is the one getting hurt. Eh.
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