Aggression
14 articles
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Biting in Toddlers: Causes and Responses
The first time your toddler bites someone, it's a punch to the gut. The second time, it's panic — what if she keeps doing this? The boring news is tha...
When Aggression in a Young Child Needs Professional Assessment
The hard part isn't knowing that your toddler hits. The hard part is knowing whether the hitting is on the typical trajectory of declining aggression...
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...
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...
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...
Why a Child May Act Aggressively Toward Others
The phone call from daycare — your child hit, bit, or pushed another kid — is one of the more uncomfortable moments of toddler parenthood. It almost n...
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...