Throwing
I’m at a loss in what to do about my child throwing things at me. He’ll pick up hard heavy toys and throw them at me for no reason. I used to say ‘I’m moving away as you’re hurting me’. That worked for a while, but this time he’s relentless, he’ll follow me around picking up
Anything to throw. I’ve recently tried not reacting at all and just putting the toys he’s thrown out of reach, but last night he still didn’t give up and ends up hitting me. I’ve ended up shutting myself in the bathroom to regulate my emotions but then he shouts ‘mummy come back’ and I feel awful. I’m a sham so he has loads of quality time with me and lots of exercise etc. Do I just wait it out? Am I messing him up by shutting myself in the bathroom?
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When my LO was going through this i would just take away every toy that he threw at me eventually he was left with hardly any toys and i would put them back at the end of the day now i dont get anything thrown at me. The HV said its a phase they go through am now going through it with my one year old but ive now learnt and he only has soft balls to throw
Everytime he throws something without saying anything take the toy and put it in a basket he can’t reach. He will soon be left with nothing. Kids aren’t stupid - he will soon get it. Consistency is key
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I can’t give advice on the throwing but you’re not messing him up by giving yourself time to breathe, if anything it’s the opposite as you’re mindful you need time to compose yourself etc! Maybe try your best to ignore it and just let him know that throwing and hurting mummy isn’t very kind, it might simply be just a case of testing boundaries as he feels safe enough with you to do so x