Aggresive toddler

mine wasn't as bad then. for me, what worked was the tone of our voice used on them. since they do not understand what we are saying, our tones and facial expressions work in my opinion. it might take some time and discipline on our part which is natural but they should be fine. once, my son learnt from the neighbours' kids about scratching. i mean if he got angry, he would go and scratch. i was apalled. when i caught him doing that, of course, i hit his hand lightly and explained to him via baby talk that others would be in pain and so on. sometimes if he did not heed me, i would use a harsher tone, if not i'd usually explain. fortunately this habit didn't last long. some of the kids here still do that or if they don't, then they usually shout really loud.

It is normal behaviour and some are worse than others. I think that my first two boys were fine and had none of this but then my third child he was a biter, not a bad one but a biter all the same. I dealt with it firmly in my way, I just got down in front of him made eye contact and told him no it was naughty. He was not allowed to get away with it but it is just finding the way that works for you. My daughter is the same, actually she is worse. She bites, she stands on feet, she uses a weapon. She pulls hair and she punches. She is not going to take any messing when she is older. I MUST STRESS that she does NOT get away with it, but at the same time she has three older brothers and when they aggravate her she stands her ground even at two years old.

I am assuming that your toddler is at least 2 years of age, and if I am correct, this will help. My daughter is about 2 1/2 years old now, and it works great with her! If my daughter uses aggressive or hurtful behavior towards our pets or another one of her siblings, she is told to go to her corner. Various offenses warrant different amounts of time in the corner, but in the end, she never spends more than 5 minutes there. At the end of her time out, we tell her that she can leave the corner and must apologize to whomever or whatever she has hurt. This includes a hug or a kiss for the injured party. It took some discipline on our part as parents as well, because there are behaviors that are not acceptable but are downright funny! However, after a few times in the corner for an action such as biting, she stopped the behavior. Hope this helps!