Hi everyone. I really need some help/advice... my 2 1/2 year old son is inbearable at times ok all the time except when he's sleeping. At home he is uncontrollable he is soo naughty I just do know what to do... If he's doing something that he's not allowed to he just goes ahead and does it anyway. I tell him no or don't do that and he just grins at me evilly and does it anyway, he touches things he knows he's not allowed to... but the thing is he waits till he knows I'm watching and then when he has my attention he does it, now he is starting to quickly grab things like my handbag or the phone(stuff like that) and then he runs off and locks himself in the bathroom.

He purposly tries to hurt me all the time, like he'll comeup to me and pinch me or punch me then laugh and run off or he'll keep going and asking me if it hurts. He throws stuff at me and the walls. If I put him in his room he hits the walls with things and if he has nothing he lies on the floor and kicks the walls.

Home isn't the only place he does this. When we're at the shops or friends houses he does it too. At the shops he tries to run off, so I end up carrying him. The whole time I'm carrying him he is pinching me and kicking me, even pulling my hair. People look at me like a bad mother.

I've tried the naughty chair, everytime I put him in it he screams (it sounds like he being murdered) and the screaming lasts about 15 minutes, while he's screaming he keeps jumping of it, and I put him back on and it goes around in a circle for 15-20 minutes.

I'm scared that one day I'll get a knock on the door and it'll be the police or child services thinking that I'm bashing him because of his screaming, when the truth is i don't even touch him and he goes off. I had a friend over yesterday when he was doing this and she told me to get him checked for adhd... Does anyone think he might have it? No-one in either family has it, so i didn't think it would happen. There's been a couple of times it's been soo bad I've just felt like locking myself in my room and crying. I'm also scared that he might hurt my daughter who is only 11 weeks.

Sorry about how long this is but I need to get it sorted. Thank-you in advance for any advice It will be greatly appreciated.

Ellie