Hitting/ pushing phase 😫

Hi all! My little boy is in a major pushing phase! He hangs around with his friends from NCT, baby sensory and nursery on the weekends and it’s becoming hard as he has gone from being super affectionate always hugging them and holding hands so pushing and hitting. It’s not all the time but if anyone tries to touch him, touch us r anything of his he pushes. He also talks about pushing them when we are at home. he is the oldest so I’m just hoping this is a normal phase? Can anyone else empathise? 🤣 I feel like because he is first to be like this I am feeling really bad infront of the other parents! He doesn’t actually get to hit because we are watching him like a hawk and following around but he goes for it!! I just validate his emotions but explain that we can’t hit or push and move him away and distract really! Then try to chat about it later when he’s calm. If anyone comes hear us he says THATS MY MUMMY/DADDY and tries to shove them!

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I think quite normal, learning what is and isn't acceptable, although they still keep pushing those boundaries repeatedly to see what sticks and what doesn't!

Our daughters in a pushing phase too, she got pushed over by someone at playgroup and now when anyone comes into her personal space she immediately pushes them. It's so hard and I get quite embarrassed if I don't stop her on time. I think all we can really do is calmy parent it with the same approach each time, gentle hands etc. We're trying to teach her to say stop instead of pushing people when they get too close x

It’s definitely normal and you just have to be consistent with telling him no and that’s it’s not kind usually I’ll ask them to apologise and if they don’t they come and sit with me untill they can apologise and as soon as they do they go and play again and now my little girl will say sorry as soon as I say you hurt me xx

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