Like you said he seems to behave w/ his father who seems to discipline him. Whereas his mother believes in time outs, yet that doesn't seem to be helping.
The most important thing with disciplining a toddler/child/etc. is being consistent, which takes a lot of patience but is worth it in the long run. I have a feeling she is having him sit in time outs sometimes, then other times just threatens him with it.
Also, like you said, she just laughs it off when she is in public or around the other women. That right there is sending a mixed signal to Ledger. Many toddlers his age will hit, slap, throw tantrums, etc. until they figure out that mommy and daddy will punish them (time out in our son's case - he hated sitting still lol) each and every time they behave this way.
Some hurt, some love, some shout. I fought the world and I lost that bout. ~ Blue October
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