Parenting
Biting in Toddlers: Causes and Responses
Your toddler bites a peer during a conflict. At home, they bite your arm when they're excited. These moments are alarming and frustrating, and they of...
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Emotions
Aggression in Toddlers: Developmental Norm or Warning Sign
The toddler who hits their parent, bites a playmate, or pushes another child off a toy is not demonstrating early antisocial tendencies. They are demo...
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Daycare
Age-Related Reasons for Aggressive Behavior in Groups
Physical aggression — hitting, biting, pushing, snatching — is one of the most common behavioural challenges in daycare settings. Parents whose childr...
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Daycare
Why a Child May Act Aggressively at Daycare: Age-Related Causes
Being told that your child has hit, bitten, or pushed another child at daycare is alarming for most parents. It is natural to wonder: is something wro...
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Daycare
What to Do if Your Child Hits Others at Daycare
Being told by the daycare that your child has been hitting other children is uncomfortable for most parents, and it can trigger strong reactions — emb...
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Emotions
Hitting and Biting in Toddlers: Why It Happens and How to Respond
A toddler who bites another child at nursery produces immediate shame in the parent, concern from staff, and upset in the bitten child. It is one of t...
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