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[quote=Anonymous]I look after the most wonderful 5yo girl. Sometimes she has tantrums similar to what the OP described, and contrary to what is being said here, both the parents and I are well aware of the problem and are trying to help her learn to channel her rage into more human ways.

But when she's in a fit and is a danger to herself, like when she's trying to run into the street, I will absolutely do my best to try and catch her, be it by holding onto her hand or picking her up. I accidentally scratched her arm once, not too deeply thankfully, and she's left bruises on me many times. Once things are calm, we always talk about what happened and apologise, and I make sure to say that I am sorry if I hurt her by holding her too tight, but I love her and it is important to me that she's not run over by a bloody bus, so tough love.

The parents are completely on board with me. I let them know of anything like that straight away, of course, but it's never been a problem. It's unfortunate, but it's not abuse. You weren't punishing the child in blind rage, you were keeping him safe.[/quote]

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