Daycare
Why a Child May Act Aggressively at Daycare: Age-Related Causes (US)
Few sentences turn a parent's stomach faster than "your child bit another child today." It is normal to spiral: is something wrong, is this who they a...
4 min read
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Daycare
Why a Child May Act Aggressively at Daycare: Age-Related Causes (UK)
Few sentences turn a parent's stomach faster than "your child bit another child today." It is normal to spiral: is something wrong, is this who they a...
4 min read
Daycare
Why a Child May Act Aggressively at Daycare: Age-Related Causes (Global)
Few sentences turn a parent's stomach faster than "your child bit another child today." It is normal to spiral: is something wrong, is this who they a...
4 min read
Daycare
Age-Related Reasons for Aggressive Behavior in Groups (US)
Hitting, biting, pushing, snatching — physical aggression is one of the most common worries parents bring up at daycare pickup. Whether your child was...
3 min read
Daycare
Age-Related Reasons for Aggressive Behavior in Groups (UK)
Hitting, biting, pushing, snatching — physical aggression is one of the most common worries parents bring up at nursery pickup. Whether your child was...
3 min read
Daycare
Age-Related Reasons for Aggressive Behavior in Groups (Global)
Hitting, biting, pushing, snatching — physical aggression is one of the most common worries parents bring up at daycare pickup. Whether your child was...
3 min read
Parenting
Hitting and Kicking: Understanding the Developmental Context
Your toddler hits when they don't get their way. Your preschooler kicks during an argument with a peer. Your child strikes out when frustrated or over...
6 min read
Parenting
How to Handle Aggressive Behaviour in Young Children
The under-5 hitting their sibling, biting their friend at nursery, kicking the parent in the supermarket: the behaviour is alarming, often embarrassin...
11 min read
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...
3 min read
Daycare
Age-Related Reasons for Aggressive Behavior in Groups
Hitting, biting, pushing, snatching — physical aggression is one of the most common worries parents bring up at nursery pickup. Whether your child was...
3 min read
Daycare
Why a Child May Act Aggressively at Daycare: Age-Related Causes
Few sentences turn a parent's stomach faster than "your child bit another child today." It is normal to spiral: is something wrong, is this who they a...
4 min read
Emotions
Hitting and Biting in Toddlers: Why It Happens and How to Respond
The phone call from nursery — "she bit another child today" — is one of the more dreaded moments of early parenthood. The shame is instant, the worry...
6 min read
Emotions
Peer Conflict in Toddlers: Why Children Fight Over Toys and What Adults Should Do
Two toddlers and one attractive toy is a reliably predictable situation: one will take the toy, the other will object, escalation will follow. Adults...
4 min read