in April 2022 Babies 🇬🇧

Hitting! Help!

My daughter is three in April and is such a lovely girl! She’s kind and cuddley and shy. When she sees other kids she is shy at first then plays with them. However she has a 2years old cousin and is so aggressive with her. Today we went to play at grandmas house and she pushed / ran at and threw stuff at her cousin who was playing with the same toys as my daughter wanted them. She knows to share and she sings ‘can we share’ to others but just grabs from her cousin. When she pushed her she was laughing and I took her to one side, took the toy they were fighting over and put it out of sight. Calmly said to her it’s not nice to hit etc. She then would say I’m sorry mummy / cousin etc and then ten minutes later do it again. Grandma has now asked us not to visit on days her cousin is there now 😢

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Maybe she feels like her cousin is a threat or competition to her or something 🤔

I think that’s a bit extreme from the grandma. Toddlers are toddlers and they all have their moments. Just like adults some kids gel better than others. I tend to find my daughter gels best with children who are at a similar development level to her and finds those who are more developed challenging and those who are less frustrating - perhaps this is the case. It sounds like you’re doing a great job with her and she’s a great kid! Just keep going with what you’re doing and I’m sure she will grow out of this phase. I would try and speak to grandma too as keeping them apart isn’t going to help in the long term in my opinion. Xx

Definitely over reaction from grandma! - my boy is testing all the boundaries at the moment. Does she see her cousin regularly? Perhaps it’s because she enjoys the reactions she gets?

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