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[babyurbabies]

Well my 6 yr old son seems to be having quite a bit of a problem. He knows that he cannot hit the younger children so when they get him mad he squeezes there arm but of course leaves fingernail marks in there arm with a slight scratch. Now I'm going to have his dad talk to him or have his dad start playing a sport with him that allows him to relieve anger and frustration. Have any of you had this problem with a son? He is my first son so I'm kind of iffy about this sort of situation.

[momof34612]

Aug. 5, 2009 at 2:06 PM

I have had a similar problem with my now 7 yr old son he would grab his brother who is 2 yrs younger and squeeze him in a kind of bear hug when he got angry as a way to not hit him. He had a hard time not doing that as he is easily angered by his brother. His temperament is slightly amplified by the fact that he has ADHD and has problems working through his extreme emotions. What we did to help this is give him a stress ball that he can squeeze when he needs to release his anger and frustration. This has helped a lot although we do have to remind him at times that he needs to use his stress ball.