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[quote=Anonymous]As a PT I can tell you that different kids (and adults) have different skills when it comes to body awareness and control, so I'd ignore others who are saying, "A 4 year old should be able to control herself", etc. I would never punish or have a negative consequence for a 4 or 6 year old who is bumping or running into people accidentally. I wouldn't accept it as necessary though--work on helping the child understand the difference between hard and soft touch, the right amount of force in their movement vs. too much force, playing vs. rough housing, and too close vs. appropriate personal space (even for mommy). These are skills that can be improved. Sometimes kids also need to work on noticing other people's facial expressions to notice if what they are doing is fun (or actually painful) to the other person. [/quote]
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