Parenting Preschoolers (3-5) Support Group

If time-outs and other positive things aren't working, a quick smack on the butt may work. It's worth a try. I've had to use it on my kids and the behavior stops.

I don't believe the punishment for hitting should be hitting. There's gotta be another way.

Remove him from the situation period. If he's doing it to people he is around all the time, remove him from them. PRaise when he is being good as well. If you are outside, he goes in EACH TIME!!!! If they are downstairs, move him upstairs to his room. I think you get the point. Even though he is in timeout, he's still getting more attention than complete removal. Good luck.

My friends son was a bully around this age. if they were out like a park or somewhere they would leave and explain to him when he is not nice he loses privlages that are fun like the park.Just a thought...My son has never ben a bully so no personal advice.

My kids haven't bullied either and they have received a few spanks for things. It gets their attention. However, if you don't feel comfortable with it then don't do it.

Let us know if you find a good way that stops your childs poor behavior. Then we'd all have something to try.

Try enrolling your son in something constructive and positive that can raise his self esteem. My daughter is in the reading club at the library and this has made a big difference in her behavior with stealing. I wish you goodluck with this. It may just also take your child to come up against the wrong kid and once he gets his butt kicked. Sorry but its true he will stop. I watched this with my niece and daughter. I told my daughter to protect herself. My niece blacked her eye and split her lip. I had had enough and gave my daughter permission on the next attack to defend herself. Once she did and gave my niece a good crying. She never hit my baby again. They were 4 at the time. So parents raise their kids to not hit blah blah blah. But once my daughter came across a bully at daycare. I gave the same permission to defend with out her getting in trouble with me. I told to then run and get the teacher. But make sure she takes care of herself first. Now this teacher after repeated meeting about my baby coming home crying. Has never seen anything happen so she says. Once my daughter got that other little girl good it stopped. I have not had a problem since. That was my situation at the time. Good luck

Kids do stand up to him and sometimes he gets knocked down but he still does it.

Oh I wanted to add my son is big kid for his age and he never would hit or smack he was so nice and kids would bully him..use to make me so mad cause he is so sweet but he finally started hitting back! Needless to say he just turned 5 and has not been bullied since he was about 3.

If he is continuing this behavior even after getting knocked down, you need to do something soon to stop this otherwise it's just going to escalate.

If you don't spank, how do you and your husband dish out punishments at home?

Time outs work for everything else.