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- Question: My 2 year old daughter has always been pretty tough , today at her daycare she bit and held down a little boy and grabed him around the neck. My husband has always rough housed with her and I'm afraid that this is makeing her too tough, I am also wondering if she is acting out because she is seeking more attention or maby she is jelious of this little boy because she just does not like him for some reason. Do you think I should take her out of this daycare. How should I disipline her? I recently had more hours added on to my job,do you think maby this could also be causeing this? She has only been in daycare for about 2 months.
Answer: Two year olds are quite good at acting out when they are unhappy with a situation. In this situation it is possible that she is acting out in response to the change in work schedule. I think it is unlikely that she is fighting or biting because of the way you play with her. However, different children react differently to what they are exposed to at home. It would be reasonable to play a bit more "calmly" with her at home while she is working through this.
As for discipline, I think time-out is still the best in these situations, when she does something like that under your care. You may need to hug her and hold her in time out in your arms until she gets over the "fit" and then sit quietly with her for a couple minutes. I think it is important to show her that you can stay calm and that you are not bothered by her fit. If you need to use daycare, I would try to keep her in the same daycare unless you have determined that there is a problem with the supervision, etc there. - Updated: June 26, 2001
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