Massaging infants' arms and hands can significantly reduce their pain from needle sticks ||Alternate the first breast you offer at each feed ||Preservatives, fragrances, harsh soap, rough fabric, sweat, and stress can be potential irritants for babies suffering from eczema ||Don't allow your pet on the couch while you are holding baby. This makes dogs bigger and taller in relation to your infant and may encourage aggression. ||Design a kid corner and fill it with things safe for your toddler like Tupperware, toys, empty boxes, etc. ||Always check the water temperature with your hand before bathing your baby. Be sure the room is comfortably warm, too ||Don't let your baby nap in the car seat after you're home as a substitute for crib since it's harder for young babies to breathe in that position. ||Infants raised on breast milk tend to score higher on tests of mental development than those on formula ||Don't forget to watch what you say and do around your child: Imitation is one of the ways toddlers learn socially acceptable behavior. ||Don't ever be afraid to ask for help from a friend or relative. Time away will let you recharge. ||
On Biting: causes and ways to deal with


Why does it happens

Aggressive behavior is a normal part of your toddler's development. That doesn't mean you should ignore it, of course. Here are a few reasons why children bite: 

  • Cause and effect: Children at this age are exploring what happens when they do something. They may not realize that biting can hurt others.
  • Attention: Biting is quick way to become the center of attention, even if it is negative attention.
  • Independence: Biting can be a quick way to get a toy you want, or example, or to make another child leave.
  • Frustration: At times, children may resort to hitting, pushing, or biting when they don’t have the ability to talk about their frustration.
  • Stress: Biting can be a way to express feelings and relieve tension that results from stressful events such as a divorce, death of a pet, or starting a new preschool.
  • Imitation
  • Self-defense: Some children bite because other children have bitten them.
 
 
What to do
 
  • Keep your cool. Yelling or hitting won't get your kid to hold back his behavior. You may learn him a lesson on how to control his temper when he watches you control yours.
  • Try to respond immediately whenever your toddler is aggressive. Remove him from the situation for a brief time-out (just a minute or two is enough).
  • Avoid trying to "reason" with your toddler. Toddlers don't possess the cognitive maturity to be able to change their behavior based on verbal reasoning. Better to follow up with logical consequences.
  • Help him learn to negotiate with words rather than aggression. Wait a few minutes and then talk with your child about what caused his or her frustration and how he might express his feelings differently in the future.
  • Make sure your child understands that he needs to say he's sorry after he lashes out at someone. Eventually he'll acquire the habit of apologizing when he's hurt someone.
  • Reward good behavior. Praise children for beginning to learn to share and interact with other children and tell them you're proud of them.
  • Provide physical outlets. Give him plenty of unstructured time, preferably outdoors, to let off steam.
     
What not to do
 
  • Don't listen to your grandmother's advice to teach your child a "lesson" by biting him back. A child this age can't yet see the connection between what he does and what's done to him. What's more, you'll simply send the message that it's okay to sink your teeth into someone
  • Don't feel embarrassed in public. And don't let your embarrassment cause you to take the situation lightly. As much as possible, respond to each episode the way you did last time.
  • Don't expand TV time. Try to monitor which programs your kid watches. Watch TV with him and talk to him about situations that arise.
  • Don't be afraid to seek help. If your child seems to behave aggressively more often than not, if he seems to frighten or upset other children, or if your efforts to curb his behavior have little effect, talk to your child's doctor, who may in turn recommend a counselor or child psychologist.
 

 

Articles
2356
Home Visit Service

Your Baby checkup

Is my child developing normally?
what are the vaccinations that he should have taken until now?
Generate a report for my baby.
Birthdate *

Track Your Baby Vaccinations

Receive reminders by email for the Vaccination timing
Baby Name *
Email *
Birthdate *

Find Your Baby name

Visit our Clinics

Mohandessin

Address View Map
21 Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz St, 3rd floor

Telephones

01002195777

01000012400

0233048350

Beverly Hills

Address View Map
Beverly Hills, Building 29 services, behind Super Market Al Mokhtar, floor 1.

Telephones

01000012900

0238576831

El Tagamo3

Address View Map
Elegantry Mall, Unit 221

Telephones
01000012800 01000884592

Al Sheikh Zayed

Address View Map
Al Sheikh Zayed - Entrance 2,Downtown Mall - In-front of Spectra ,First Floor - Clinic 113

Telephones

02- 38514031

01000608597

Please enter your e-mail