I've actually had to quit work to stay home with him all the time. The 3 day cares he has been in won't allow him back. We put him in preschool Aug. 09. We sent him to a private school because the class was smaller. I ended up being called had having to pick him up almost everyday because he was hitting and kicking his teacher and other students. The teacher requested a meeting with me in Oct. 09. At the end of Oct I had to remove him from school because he bit a kid so hard he drew blood.
We have been trying to work with his doctor and I'm from a small town so we are seeing the public school theropist. She's scheduling special time for us in hopes of getting him back in school next year.
In the past couple of months his behavior has gotten worse. He has his good days and his bad. On the bad days..... by the end I look like I've been beatin. I'm covered in bruises, claw marks, I've had black eyes and bloody noses.
I babysit my nephew once a week. We have never had an issue this bad before today. My nephew is 2. Today my son pulled him out of a chair basically threw him across a room and he hit his head pretty hard. I had to call my sister to come and take him to the hospital. While I was trying to tend to my Nephew, my son continued to kick and scratch and hit me. After my nephew left and I could handle my son it was an extreme battle to get him in time out or even to calm down. Finally he calmed down and instantly fell asleep. After his nap he was my sweet little boy again. No more problems today.
I have holes in my walls from past fits where he has thrown my kitchen chairs. We get invited places birthday parties and I'm afraid to go. We have attempted a few but usually end up leaving.
Like your post when its just me and him he is the sweetest kid I could ever ask for, but as soon as his dad or anyone for that matter walks in it starts again. Its hard to find babysitters.
In the past he has tried to strangle me, luckily he's still to little to have the strength. I protect him from violent movies, games things like that. No caffine or sugar.
Doctors and theropist keep telling me it might just be 3 year old behavior. I've been told he may be ADHD because I am. I have also been told to keep a journal on him, been doing that for 2 years now. As a baby, he had night terrors. He sleep walks now. He was hardly sleeping at all until his doctor prescribed Clonidine. She said that would help his sleeping and his behavior. It has helped the sleep not behavior.
Today I started video taping him.
I'm scared. I don't know what to do.
Oct 12, 2009 Rating
SAME HERE! by: Anonymous
this is EXACTLY what my son does and he is 2 1/2, if you have come up with any awnsers or solutions please email them to linnyluvsyou@gmail.com when i started reading the symptoms of early onset bipolar i just started crying it seems like every symptom he has and i am very scared as well. thank you for sharing your story... Carson's mom, st. louis, mo
Oct 16, 2008 Rating
Same problems by: Cindy
My son has been exhibiting anger and frustration since he was seven months old. Often going into a rage for something simple as me touching his food or moving a fork or something. He is now about to be 3 and we have good and bad weeks. He cried for over an hour and half because he wanted to play on the playground instead of take a stroll in his stroller and screamed at the top of his lungs the entire time. When he gets upset he will hit his 2 year old sister very hard and ugly. If he refuses to do something it is just about impossible. He will hit scream try and bite pinch. EVERYTHING. For no reason. He becomes a complete different child. He is very smart. He knew his colors before he was one he knew his ABCs at 2. He can now count to twenty. I feel like my child should be happy at all times like his sister. I just never know what kind of day we will have, or week. He literally wakes up angry some days. I thought things would change once he started to talk but they haven't. So now I will resort to professional help.
