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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always worry about my son who just turned 3, but for different behaviors. He is very jealous of his things and might push away a child who is trying to grab his toy. I think the same applies to food. My son would not take someone else’s food but might push away your daughter if she tries to get his food.

I do think it’s a little strange that your daughter just grabs other kids’ food, but it might also be a problem because a kid like mine would get really upset if she took his food (and might push her away).

You need to think about how your daughter’s behAvior can affect other kids and how they might react to it. In my case, my son can’t bring any toy from home because if he does, it’s only normal that the other kids might want to touch/play with them and my son will get upset. In your case, your daughter can’t take other kids’ food because kids are not adults that wouldn’t react…[/quote]

I have two toddlers and I think the way that your daughter acts at school would be fine if she were at home with family. I mean, it's not great behavior, but it's definitely within the realm of normal. The issue is that your daughter doesn't realize that she can't act the way she acts at home at school. I think it's expected that kids will let off steam and let loose at home, but at school and in other public venues they need to know that they should keep it together. I never specifically taught this to my children, but they seem to have picked up on this. I think you need to try to actively teach this to your daughter.

Relatedly, is this an 8 hour preschool or only 3 hours? Keeping it together for 8 hours is very hard and I would hope the preschool would realize that and work with her. I would consider if there have there been any changes in your family life that would throw her off (new baby, parent has a new job, fighting at home, move, less involvement from grandparent, not getting enough sleep, change of schedule and not as much time to eat breakfast and/or dinner). For the preschool, I would want to ask about alternatives during nap, if the kids all get the same food or if they bring different foods, if your kid is getting enough opportunities to go outside and run around, and how much control kids have over activities they participate in and the extent to which they participate in activities during class.[/quote]

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