Reply to toddler was bitten at daycare and now he has a big purple bruise on his arm

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "toddler was bitten at daycare and now he has a big purple bruise on his arm"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally normal.  They all go through phases...yours will probably move on to biting next then kicking then the screaming phase.  Just keep reinforcing good behavior-- it's just something he's trying out for now and if you keep reinforcing good behavior, he will move past it.[/quote]
Where did you pick this up? Physical aggression is not normal healthy development, at any age. Sorry.[/quote]

The research I’m familiar with on early childhood development tends to disagree with you. I don’t have time at the moment for extensive research, but here’s a small sample of sources for where I got this idea:

According to a parenting strategies document for ages 1-3 prepared by the University of Oklahoma’s Health Sciences Center, “Some aggressive behavior is normal for toddlers”. http://www.ouhsc.edu/vetparenting/PDF/Veteran_Parent_Booklet_Toddler_Rev110303.pdf

According to the National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families, aggressive behavior is part of typical development: “Like most aspects of development, there is a wide variation among children when it comes to acting out aggressively. When he is angry, frustrated, tired or overwhelmed, he may use actions such as hitting, pushing, slapping, grabbing, kicking, or biting to tell you: “I’m mad!”  “You’re too close to me, get away!”  “I’m on overdrive and need a break.”  Or "I want what what you have!"” http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/challenging-behavior/aggressive-behavior.html#childcare

There is scientific evidence underlying the idea that there are specific developmental periods when an increase or decrease in aggression is expected. One of many such studies is linked here --> Temblay RE. Development of physical aggression from early childhood to adulthood. In: Tremblay RE, Barr RG, Peters RdeV, editors. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2002. pp. 1–6. www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca/documents/TremblayANGxp.pdf[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics