Driving Me Round The Bend - 131/366

He's driving me potty! If he's not slapping an innocent child in the face he's tantrumming on the floor because he doesn't want to do or go where I want him to. It's embarrassing and everyone has an opinion. Most opinions surrounding me are that I'm too soft, he's spoilt, he gets away with murder, 'if he was mine, I'd sort him' yeah yeah, whatever.

He is becoming quite anti social at the moment. In that he shows affection by hitting or biting (although the biting is reserved only for me). I have no idea how to handle this behaviour because he thinks it's hilarious. He's too young to understand a telling off or a timeout. Hitting him back has been suggested by some advice givers but the idea of performing a behaviour on him that is exactly the one I am trying to teach him is wrong seems silly to me.

I think the nearer he gets to two the more understanding he'll have of consequences.

This photo is of him in the car refusing to come out...

Biting Babe - 123/366

I hope it's short lived and that he doesn't end up being the child who everyone avoids because they don't want to get bitten. This is the third bite in a fortnight. It's was really painful and brought me close to tears.

He gets really overexcited and it's as if it's his way of expressing himself. I really hope our time outs and firm telling offs work and that he finds more socially acceptable ways of showing his love for me.