Post toddler aggression support
Lsdr- 2yr old was bullied by his friend, not sure how to help him outside of cuddles.
My toddler (almost 2) regularly plays with another toddler (2.5) who lives next door. The older toddler is generally well mannered, but is going through a phase of not wanting to share. We've used this opportunity to help our son learn if someone doesn't want to share that that's ok and that he can find something else to play with which has worked well.
Last night for the first time ever the other toddler was on his own bike but wanted the bike my son was on, so he started ramming into him while screaming. His mum was beside herself and we separated them immediately, but my toddler was clearly very scared. Because they live next door, our son could still hear him screaming/full tantying for a while after we both went home, he only calmed down once the other boy had stopped screaming.
We had lots of cuddles and I told him it must feel sad that his friend was mean, but didn't really know what else to say in the moment that would help him feel supported or help him learn to cope in a healthy way.
What should I do / say to help him if this happens again?
PS were not too worried about the other boys behaviour :) our time will come where our son does it too, and they play really well together 4 / 5 days without fighting