My 2 year old son got into his first fight.

[Richard J. Johnson]

Man I wish I had my camera.

This other kid wanted a ping pong paddle my boy had and was chasing him around the cookout trying to take it from him. So Keaton got tired of it and hit the boy in the head with it. The other boy took a swing at Keaton and he dodged it and came around with the left and stung him in the face. By this time my wife ran over and broke it up. The boys said sorry and continued playing.

Of course it turned into a discussion. I thought it was hysterical and my wife did not. Of course we never want our kids to fight, but a part of me was happy and proud that my son didn't get his a$$ kicked then run over to me crying.

Another part of me is kind of worried that my son hit some one in head with a real ping pong paddle.
Not cool at all. but you can't really have a serious discussion with a 2-year old.

I'm sure I will have many more of these to deal with as he grows up but at least he won the first one.:cheesy:

 

[ZazaCast]

Well.... I'd sit him down and calmly explain that once he landed that left, he should have followed with a right uppercut and sealed the deal! rogar-BlackEye(DBG :happy:

No biggie...you're going to have plenty more experiences like this in the future (I think). He's just 2 and being a kid. Explain the best you can that there are other ways of dealing with the situation...but still...he's only 2.

Good luck!

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Well.... I'd sit him down and calmly explain that once he landed that left, he should have followed with a right uppercut and sealed the deal! rogar-BlackEye(DBG :happy:

I can't stop laughing.:shocked:

 

[MSpencer]

Zaza's got it... When this happens with my kid i sit him down and tell him fightings bad... Then sneak in a little well good job on being a man and fighting like a champ (for a two year old)...

I only do that when the wife's not looking.

 

[ZazaCast]

Just glad I could help!

 

[Terry_Lasater]

Well.... I'd sit him down and calmly explain that once he landed that left, he should have followed with a right uppercut and sealed the deal! rogar-BlackEye(DBG :happy:

Too funny!

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Just glad I could help!

So am Irogar-Shock(DBG):

 

[Steve Laramie]

Think of the possibilities!!! http://www.break.com/index/tough-little-three-year-old.html

 

[Sad Max]

As long as he didn't start it, it's righteous. And the fact that they apologized to each other and resumed playing sounds like reason to hope they'll both turn out to be decent men.

 

[Mike Harvey]

Yeah... he didn't start it, and it was only after being chased around (with the other parent not intervening) that he took a swing. If anything, it was self defense (well, as close to self defense as two 2 y/o's can get). I wouldn't get too shook up over it.

 

[J Davis]

... sounding like a proud dad there Richard ! Wait til he's four - when he jumps on you its gonna start to hurt !

 

[Drew Ott]

How big are two year olds? I have a 7 month old cousin I see often who not only can't crawl, but cries when he's put on his stomach. Two year olds can run and throw punches? Listen to lectures about behavior? When does this growth happen?!

 

[ZazaCast]

My first daughter was walking at 11 months... at 2 1/2 you could have an adult conversation with her...and at 3, she started taking French as a second language!

...now she's off to Africa (Niger) to study for a semester...then off to France for a few weeks. (lucky kid!)

 

[MSpencer]

the 2 and a half adult conversations are the best.. me and my son have heart to heart talks all the time...

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

the 2 and a half adult conversations are the best.. me and my son have heart to heart talks all the time...

Yes they are. The end of the conversation usually ends in "Juice" or "Cookie" though.

I just bought him his first pair of Jordan's a few days ago and He LOVES those shoes. He sleeps in the damn things and I tried to explain to him that shoes are not for the bed. I thought he got it, then I went in his room this morning to check on him before work and the only he had on was his diaper and his Jordan's.

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

... sounding like a proud dad there Richard ! Wait til he's four - when he jumps on you its gonna start to hurt !

LOL. I know it's coming.

 

[Emanuel]

As long as he didn't start it, it's righteous.

Agreed. My mother when I was young, she was used to say: "never start a fight but never let them to end it".

E.

 

[thekeygun]

As long as he didn't start it, it's righteous.

Yeah, you gotta let the kid know he can stand up for himself. Like you said, its hard to reason with a 2 year old. I'm sure he'll develop skills (and be a bit older) to defuse the situation next time.

 

[ugafan]

just make sure you don't laugh about it in front of other parents. if my kid got hit in the head with a paddle and the other kid's dad was laughing, the situation would have turned ugly quick.

 

[Jason Ramsey]

I got sent home from school in 2nd grade b/c a kid told me to punch him in the stomach as hard as I could.... so, I obliged him... and then was confused about why I got in trouble... I just did what he said to do...