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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
Hitting in Toddler
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
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Hitting in Toddler
by kathy662, Apr 05, 2008 02:44PM
Doctor:
Is it any way normal for a Toddler to "hit" (mainly his caregivers: even in the fact) with his hand purposely, given no stimulus to do so (like not having taken anything away from the child, nor disciplining him in any way)?
Could it possibly indicate "neurological deficit", or "autistic child" symptom?
The child is currently 23 months old, (boy) but has exhibited this earlier as well.
thank you.
Kathy
Is it any way normal for a Toddler to "hit" (mainly his caregivers: even in the fact) with his hand purposely, given no stimulus to do so (like not having taken anything away from the child, nor disciplining him in any way)?
Could it possibly indicate "neurological deficit", or "autistic child" symptom?
The child is currently 23 months old, (boy) but has exhibited this earlier as well.
thank you.
Kathy
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Apr 06, 2008 05:17AM
, Apr 06, 2008 05:17AM
If you are concerned about the presence of emotional disturbance, arrange an evaluation. If, other than the hitting, your son is developing in a normal fashion, you can approach the hitting with straightforward limit setting and discipline (time out). While it may appear to you that the aggressive behavior does not have any precipitant, it likely does. Human behavior is purposeful; it's just not always obvious what the purpose is.
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