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Washington Post — Do all 4-year-olds spend their time running around hitting things? Things like walls and chairs and fireplaces and their father’s shins and the fish tank? Because we’ve encountered a pretty consistent hitting issue with our 4-year-old, and we’re not sure where it’s coming from. Like many parents, we’ve taught for years that you don’t solve your problems with your fists (that’s what the light sabers are for).
Frankly, I’m not too bothered by the hitting of the walls, or of me (although the fish are getting a little anxious). It’s often accidental, I’m accustomed to it and it doesn’t hurt much, except the time he accidentally connected while holding one of his wooden Thomas trains, which, I am not going to lie, hurt like a Gordon. I’m pretty sure there’s still red paint on my teeth. We turned that into a Very Serious Lesson about resolving your issues calmly and patiently (and some words you’re not supposed to say when you’ve been hit in the teeth).
The full fight story over at the Washington Post.
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Jeff Vrabel 
March 18th, 2016 at 9:50 am
Ha! Thanks for the chuckle, I enjoyed reading this.
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March 18th, 2016 at 9:52 am
Thanks, Insanity!
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March 18th, 2016 at 10:36 am
LOL. Ah, 4-year-olds being King of the Hill and learning how to get along with others in the right way. We got the same reports many years ago, and we did the same as you in trying to stop it. We still laugh at the later “report card” that said “He is still hitting other kids, but not as many.” And, our kid grew up to be a very mild-mannered and calm person once he made it to k’garten, so there’s hope! Thanks, Jeff, for the morning amusement! 🙂
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March 18th, 2016 at 3:08 pm
Thanks as always for reading! And for assuring me that there’s a chance this will all calm down at kindergarten.
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