My oldest DS is four and has just started school. In the month that he has been there, he has turned from a laid-back, chilled out boy to one that is fighting all the time. He comes home and hits and kicks his little brother (3 years), holding him with one hand and punching him in the face with the other. He's hitting out at me and his dad too and has spent quite a bit of time in the naughty corner for his attitude.
Is this just a boy thing? A friend suggested that boys have a testosterone surge at this age do become more aggressive. Any suggestions about how I can deal with this?
His poor brother doesn't know what to do as previously they've just wrestled in a non-aggressive/fun way and suddenly his best-mate has become Mike Tyson!
Any advice gratefully received.
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Mums of 4 years+ boys - help me with my fighty boy please!!
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willandsamsmum · 15/10/2006 22:03
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