Oh yes, I've had this exact same situation. Last spring/summer. He would hit his mom constantly. Then at pick up as soon as she walked in the door he hit her. Then we'd have to pry him off, then he would throw a fit on my floor and scream and carry on. Then I texted mom and said, we have to come up with a new plan. I told her I've done this before and I call it the football pass. I open the door, grab the child and close the door. The transition is over before he knows it. She said absolutely! She was tired of it too. Even though it was really her inconsistency that caused his bad behavior. Took a good month and then he was fine and is fine now with drop off. It's just the rest of the day that he's terrible still. He has severe discipline issues.

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