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Hi everyone 🤗 my little boy is a little rough with other kids his age. Has anyone experience this? He bit a little boy’s eye brow yesterday at Barnes and nobles because the other boy kept trying to hug him. The other boy was so gentle and affectionate it made me feel bad. Any tips would be appreciated. I do hug and kiss him a lot but his father who is a firefighter works a lot so it’s just me showing affection consistently. The other boy has both parents and grandmother at home all the time and receives a lot of affection (for context). My LO is the one with the dark blue shirt. Thank you in advance.

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My little one is rough as well and tries to be loveable I just have to remind her we can't do those things because she don't get interaction with other kids her age.

Do you think he bit him since he kept trying to hug him? I always say that my little man is rough around the edges but I’ve only ever seen him be rough when kids don’t leave him alone. My son is a lot smaller than a typical two year old so kids often hug on him lol

Yeah 😅 but I also want to teach to be affectionate 🥹 but maybe I’m thinking too deep into it. The other boy is two months older than him.

I wouldn’t think too much into it. I would only get concerned if he’s doing it every time he interacts with another kid. My son is very affectionate towards me and family but not with other kids.

How old is he? I would start trying to get him to express his feelings through words. I have a VERY affectionate 4 year old and a biter (3 yo). It’s quite the mix haha. I work with both of them on saying how they feel. “No thank you, I don’t like that” “please give me space right now” “I love you, can I give you a hug?” Etc. they’re polar opposites so they need to work on their communication… it’s not easy and it’s far from perfect, but I just keep repeating myself and maybe it’ll stick haha

I should add, I think it’s ok to not always want hugs. Nothing wrong with not being a touchy feely person, as he gets older he may show affection in other ways 🩶

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