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Originally Posted by hundove
Maleficent, thanks for your concern and help. Yes, he's always been "rough" like this ever since he was a baby...but he's been overdoing it lately. I've noticed that it worsens whenever he comes back from his father(my ex-husband) and his father is not the person you can communicate with.
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This passage sends up huge warning signs to me as a childcare provider. Children model what they see. If he's doing it more when he comes home from his father's, chances are that's where he's learning the behavior. He's learning that pain is funny from an outside source. Very very few children behave violently out of the blue--there is almost always a root cause.
Keep after your insurance company and get a new pediatrician as soon as possible. Look for parenting resources in your community as well. Professional parenting educators might have some good advice for you, especially in handling the violence and creating a safe time-out space until a new primary care provider can be found.
Good luck.