Nursery bruiser

So last week Nate got kicked out of nursery. MY Nate, who is such a sweet (albeit busy) little guy walked around to all the little boys in nursery with a smile on his face and then smacked them until they were in tears. They tried putting him in time-out on a chair but what 20-month old will stay put in a chair, even without a room full of kids and toys. So after he had all the boys in tears they finally brought him to me and Scott and both of us were surprised. Not that Nate never hits, but we've not seen him that aggressive before. Anyway, he ended up leaving church early with Scott so he could go home and sleep it off.

Needless to say, this week I dropped him off with a little trepidation. I had told him beforehand that he needed to be soft to his friends in nursery and then made sure the nursery leaders knew that his keyword when aggresive is "soft". Almost always if you tell Nate to be soft he will start gently stroking the person on the head or arm.

So I was extremely relieved to be told that he did great today and needed no reminders. In fact, all on his own he walked around to the other kids and would gently stroke them on the arm or head. I'm sure in his head he was saying "soft".