My three year old hits, grabs my hair, or tries to scratch my faces when he gets mad at me. Is this normal?

It's the terrible 2's and 3's . It's a phase, keep punishing the bad behavior, don't give up. Another thing, is if you know a friend, or even your mom who has been through this behavior before, they may have a few ideas that may help to remedy the situation.

Already asked everybody i know nothing seems to work

As a father of 6 I can tell you that this type of behavior is irritating but normal, especially if there are older children he is competing with. A 3 year old is not able to articulate fully what they want or need and they get very upset when mommy and daddy don't understand what is being asked of them or worse yet, dont give in to the childs demands. Battling a 3 year old is the ultimate test of wills. When my son whould hit or bite it was automatic bed time and I would stand at his bedroom door to make sure he stayed there. Sure enough he would try and get up and I would put him right back, his record is 23 tries. He's 5 now and the threat of "bedtime" shuts down pretty much any bad behavior.

You need to really point out to him when he is being good. He will love the different response from you and try harder to get it. suprise him by saying, "you are being so good today, mommy is taking you for a suprise" then drive him to a dairy queen and buy him an ice cream. discuss his good behavior while you eat it. also let him overhear you tell somebody how good he is behaing lately,,, not all in one day, but stretch it out. when he has a fit, stop whatever you are doing and leave. no questions asked, just leave,--- take him home and go back without him. havomg a fit at home? just walk away. totally leave him standing there- alone. tell him to let you know when he is done so you and him can go play, then over playtime, discuss how it hurts your feelings and makes you cry when he acts that way. believe it or not he will respond to knowing he hury your feelings. little boys love thier mommys!

I know what this is all about. Right now my three year old grandson is doing this and all I can say is hang in there.

Some kids are more stubborn and dont care about punishment,they will do as they please and take the punishment.In this case you can make him sit in a very unconfortable position.Make him sit on the floor,criss cross apple sauce his legs and bend his head down.Make him sit like this for a few minutes.Each time he moves,lenghten his time out.I am not sure this will work,if it does not,come back and tell us.We will try something else.

You need to put him on time out. use the same spot for time out everytime. stick to it. the rule of thumb is one minute per year they are. so if they are three they would be on time out for three minutes. If you are using a negitive punishment you will only encourage the behavior more. that is why time out it so important. but you have to be consistant with it and if they get off you put them right back on and start the time over again,.