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Originally Posted by rileysbestbet
This is going to be something I have not seen mentioned here yet...It may be something physical. My oldest would act out, in some ways just like your little one, and I would be at the end of my rope. I would do time-outs (yes, they do work on the little one's too), and even had the kindergarten teacher suggest a child psychologist due to the fact that he could not sit still and always seemed to gaze about and have a very quick temper. Finally when he was in 2nd grade I noticed he was covering one eye while doing homework. I made an appointment with an eye doctor the next day and discovered he had 20/200 vision in one eye. That means he could only see shadows in that eye. We had to get him a single contact lens, but the change in his attitude was short of miraculous. He is now 23 and will always wear a single lens that is specially made, but for those first years he was so frustrated and unable to articulate it to me. Food for thought.
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I agree with the poster above. Have the daycare call out specific consequences, like he won't get snack at snack time, doing time-outs or taking away something he values, most likely a toy he likes to play with and most importantly, follow through. When my daughter was 2 all of these things worked and I would also smack her hands lightly when she would get out of control. The act of smacking her hands didn't hurt her physically, it hurt her feelings that mommy was disappointed in her and I would verbally communicate that. Kids want to please you, so verbally stating that you are disappointed in them or that you do not like the act they are displaying can reach some kids.
A consistent schedule is crucial and maybe some of his schedule has not been routine or has been disruppted. Don't let him sleep too much. Going to bed at 7:30-8pm is pretty normal, waking up by 8am would be good and then a nap sometime after lunch for an hour is ideal. Bottom line, kids need structure. Good luck to you!