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Identify any child under 36 months who is exhibiting challenging behavior. Describe their behavior in detail. Why is the behavior challenging? Read “Aggressive Behavior in Toddlers” by Claire Lerner & Rebecca Parlakian. Utilize the three-step process to decide the best way the parent or caregiver should respond. Describe what is the best way to respond to the challenging behavior.
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Describe the child’s behavior
Describe why the behavior is challenging
Use Step 1: Observe and Learn
Use Step 2: Respond to your child based on your best understanding of the behavior
Use Step 3: Help your older toddler, who is beginning to understand logic and rational thinking, learn from his actions
Describe what is the best way to respond to the challenging behavior
The essay must be 2 pages in length, at least 6 paragraphs, 3-5 sentences per paragraph, written in APA format, and utilize the three step process stated in the article.
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Help o child lea n o manage
ong emo ion and eac ion a he become a a e of
hem el e a epa a e indi id al f om hei pa en and he o he impo an people in hei
o ld.
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The pe iod be
child ha he e a e man
a
een 18 mon h and 3 ea
oe p e
hi feeling in heal h , non-h
f l
i an e ci ing ime. Toddle
he a e epa a e indi id al f om hei pa en
a . (C edi : C e a John on /
a e becoming a a e ha
and he o he impo an people in hei
o ld.
Thi mean ha he a e eage o a e hem el e , comm nica e hei like and di like , and ac
independen l (a m ch a he can!). A he ame ime, he
ill ha e limi ed elf-con ol and
a ej
beginning o lea n impo an
kill like
ai ing, ha ing and
n- aking.
C
:
ona e
She man, aged 2, g abbed he ed b cke and began ho eling and in o i . Jojo, he p e io
o ne of he b cke , ho ed: Mine! M b cke ! When o d don ge hi b cke back, Jojo
g ab fo he b cke , b She man p ll i a a and j mp o of he and bo . Jojo follo
She man, p he him, g ab he b cke , and e n o he andbo . When She man app oache
he andbo once mo e, Jojo ca ef ll g a d hi b cke , apping hi a m a o nd i and
a ching She man clo el . Thei pa en , ho had een he d ama nfold, alk ac o he
pla g o nd and eci e he
e o
o d peech fo ha feel like he million h ime.
A oddle a e al o j
beginning o e o d o comm nica e, he
ac ion o ell
ha he a e hinking and feeling. When a oddle
o
hand,
alk o
o he o
helf, and poin o he one he
el hea il on hei
an a o , he ma ake
an , e en iall
a ing
i h hi
ge
e , Dadd , I an o pla
i ed o o e helmed, he ma
i h ha o . Plea e ge i fo me. When he i ang , f
a ed,
e ac ion
ch a hi ing, p hing, lapping, g abbing, kicking, o
bi ing o ell o : I m mad! Yo
e oo clo e o me, ge a a ! I m on o e d i e and need a
b eak. O I
an
ha
ha
o ha e!
Wi h o
ppo and g idance, o child ill lea n o manage he
ong emo ion and eac ion o e he ne mon h and ea .
Like mo a pec of de elopmen , he e i a ide a ia ion among child en hen i come o
ac ing o agg e i el . Child en ho a e in en e and big eac o
end o ha e a mo e di c l
ime managing hei emo ion
mo e hea il on
han child en
ing hei ac ion
A pa en , one of o
mo
o comm nica e hei
impo an job i
he feeling in accep able, nonagg e i e
pa ience. B
ih o
T
o help o
el
ong feeling .
oddle
nde
and and comm nica e
child
ill lea n o manage he
ong
mon h and ea .
A
N
. Thinking abo
and appl
e mo e ea going. Big eac o
a . Thi i no mall a k. I eq i e a lo of ime and
ppo and g idance, o
emo ion and eac ion o e he ne
W
ho a e b na
he info ma ion and
Wha kind of i a ion
he follo ing q e ion can help o adap
a egie belo
o o
all lead o o
child ac ing agg e i el ?
Wh do o hink hi i ? When o
picall eac ?
child ac
in
niq e child and famil :
a
ha
eem agg e i e, ho
do o
Do o
hink hi
eac ion i helpf l o o
child o no ? Wh ?
Wha o E pec f om Bi h o 3
F
B
12 M
ona e
Lace , aged 11 mon h , an a bi e of he cookie he mo he i ea ing. Lace kick he fee ,
a e he a m , and make lo of o nd . B he mo he j
gi e he ano he poonf l of
q a h. Lace
ing he a m and knock he poon o of he mo he hand. Sq a h on he
all! Lace bang he hand on he high chai and a
oc .
One of he g ea e challenge in dealing i h agg e i e beha io i ha i can feel e h f l
o pa en , bo h emo ionall and ph icall . When o bab ank on o no e and on le
go, g ab a ea ing , p ll hai , bi e
hen b ea feeding, o ba
a a a fo bidden objec , i i pe fec l na
al o feel a a h of f
hi hand a
o
hen o
ake
a ion o e en ange .
Ho e e , babie do no mean o h
o p e hei lo ed one . The a e impl e plo ing he
o ld a o nd hem h o gh hei en e . The lea n ho he o ld o k b bi ing, mo hing,
g abbing, haking and d opping, and
all a p e
F
12
big eac ion.
24 M
a ing and eeing
ha happen a a e
l,
hich i
ona e
T no o nego ia e. Ha ing con i en
le abo
hing like holding hand in a pa king lo , i ing in a ca
help child en feel afe and ec e. (C edi : G- ock dio / Sh e ock.com)
ea , o b
hing ee h ac all
J in, aged 16 mon h , i ha ing a g ea ime i h hi fa he cell phone. He p e e b on and
make all kind of pic e come p on he c een. When hi fa he ee ha J in i doing, he
g ab he phone o of hi hand and a , No a , b dd . Thi i no fo kid . J in ho
back: I an da ! a he kick hi fa he i h g o. When hi dad pick him p o calm him do n,
J in kick again i h bo h fee .
Agg e ion (hi ing, kicking, bi ing, e c.)
all peak a o nd age
e
ong feeling b a e no e able o e lang age e ec i el
Toddle
al o don ha e he elf-con ol o
a ej
beginning o de elop empa h
o, a ime
oe p e
hen oddle
hem el e .
ha e
op hem el e f om ac ing on hei feeling . The
he abili
o nde
and ho
o he
feel. So, he
canno e a , Momm , I am mad ha Zacha g abbed m fa o i e doll. B I kno he j
an o pla
i h me. So ho abo I o e him a di e en doll o pla
i h? In ead, o
oddle ma bop Zacha
F
24
on he head
i ha o
ck.
36 M
Bella, aged 30 mon h , i ha ing a ha d ime a ing goodb e o he mom a child ca e. A he
mo he a
o lea e, Bella eache o fo he , obbing, Don go, Momm ! Chand a, Bella
f iend, come o e o
and comfo Bella. Bella
p i e he b o ghl p hing he a m a a
and nning o he c bb . Bella i c led p nde he coa hook, c ing. When Tali a, one of
he eache , app oache Bella o ee if he an o ead a o , Bella hi he . Tali a emain
calm, hold Bella clo e, and ell he he kno Bella i ad ha he momm lef and ha i oka
o be ad, b hi ing i no oka . She hen help Bella ge in ol ed in an ac i i
i h he f iend .
Agg e i e ac , ch a p nching a pa en , of en eme ge hen oddle a e o e helmed b a
di e ing i a ion o b di c l feeling like ange o jealo
. The e momen can be
emel challenging fo pa en
beca
e he a e h
f l. Pa en
of en e pec ha a
hei
ona e
e
olde oddle become mo e and mo e e bal and ad anced in hei hinking kill , he a e
capable of mo e elf-con ol han he eall a e. Thi
age of de elopmen can be e
conf
ing beca
e
hile o
2
no ha e he imp l e con ol o
emo ion
ill
– ea -old ma be able o ell o
ha
le i , he
ill doe
op he elf f om doing ome hing he de i e . A hi age,
mp hinking kill almo
The bo om line i
ha he
e e
ime.
hen a oddle i agg e i e, i i an impo an
ign ha he i o
of
con ol and need help o calm do n befo e an
eaching o lea ning can ake place. S a ing
calm o elf i he be e pon e a i help o
a
o handle agg e ion in o
o ng child.
child calm do n mo e q ickl . Read belo
Ho
Yo Can Re pond o Agg e ion in 3 S ep
fo
Agg e i e ac , ch a p nching a pa en , of en eme ge hen oddle
ange o jealo
. (C edi : Aloha Ha aii / Sh e ock.com)
S
1: O
a eo e
nde l ing ea on fo
a
e ing i a ion o b di c l feeling like
L
Thinking h o gh he follo ing q e ion can help o
be
helmed b a di
o
ee pa e n and g e o
child beha io migh be. Yo can
ha he
e hi info ma ion o decide he
o e pond.
?
ona e
W
Whe e i
he beha io happening? Home? Childca e? Shopping mall? G andma apa men ?
O i i happening in all/mo
of he e ing
o
child i in?
If i i onl happening in one e ing, co ld he e be ome hing abo
oo c o ded, b igh , o e
helming, e c.) ha i
ha en i onmen (i.e.,
igge ing he beha io ?
I he beha io di ec ed o a d one peci c pe on o a mall g o p of people? O i
beha io di ec ed, a ime , o an one in he child ci cle?
When doe
he beha io
all happen? Fo e ample, igh befo e nap ime,
child i i ed? A ime of an i ion, ch a going f om one ac i i
of e o a e common igge fo agg e i e beha io .
Wha happened igh befo e o
anno nced i a ime o
o of hi hand ?
Ha
o ano he ? The e kind
op pla ing and ge in he ca ? Had ano he child j
o ld ha i making o
afe and ec e o e all? E en
aken a o
child feel p e , o
like
ca e, mo ing home , a ne bab o he lo of a pe can make o
he efo e le able o con ol he imp l e .
O
hen o
child challenging beha io ? Fo e ample, had o j
he e been a ecen change in he
con ol, ad, o pe hap le
he
of
i ching oom a child
child feel in ec e and
:
D
S
: I he beha io pical fo o child age/ age? Fo e ample, ome
hi ing and bi ing i no mal fo oddle , b bi ing m l iple ime d ing he eek o ld be
mo e of a conce n.
C
T
: Co ld he beha io be e plained, in pa , b o child
a of
app oaching he o ld? Fo e ample, a e in en e, en i i e child ma feel o e helmed in
e ing
he e he e i a lo of im la ion, ch a f ee pla ime a child ca e. He ma bi e a
a a o cope pe hap o keep people a a di ance o p o ec him elf. A lo – o- a m- p
child ma hi a pa en hen lef i h a ne bab i e . Fea of en ge e p e ed a ange in
o ng child en (no o men ion man ad l .)
Y
O
T
L E
: I hi beha io pa ic la l di c l fo o ? If
o, h ? Some ime a pa en o n pa e pe ience fo e ample, ha ing had pa en
ih
e
ic
le abo ho o beha e a a e a an in ence he eac ion o he child
beha io . She migh ha e a ho f e hen dealing i h he o n q i m child a he
dine . Being a a e of he e kind of connec ion help o look a and e pond o o
child beha io mo e e ec i el , and in a
ha a e ba ed on he age, age of
de elopmen , and empe amen .
G
O W
Y
?
ona e
W
Ho do o handle o o n feeling
calm o elf befo e o e pond?
Ho
hen o
child ac
e ec i e do o feel o a e in helping o
o
child o manage hi agg e i e feeling ?
Wha o k ? Wha doe n
o k? Wh ? Wha do o feel o
o e pond hen he i agg e i e?
S
2: R
H
H
agg e i el ? A e o able o
child i lea ning f om he
a
.
O A
T
B
.U e
ha
o kno
abo
o
child o plan ahead. Fo e ample, if o
kno ha he feel e
h
hen mee ing ne people, o ma
an o a
ipping
h o gh he famil pho o alb m d ing he eek befo e o a end a big famil picnic o
he can
a
o ecogni e e ended famil membe . D ing pla ime, o migh ha e a
p e end picnic
i h he A n Laila and Uncle Be . Yo ma
an o pack o
da gh e
lo e a
ell a a fe of he fa o i e book o b ing along. When o ge o he e en , help
o
ela i e connec i h o da gh e b
gge ing ha he don
h in fo a big h g,
b
ai fo he o
am p
a e helping he manage
o cope
. U ing he e
ha , fo he , i a e
hen he enco n e
ne
a egie i no gi ing in o o
challenging i a ion. Thi help he lea n ho
people in a ne
G
child. Yo
e ing,
. We
ime o ge in he ca o go home. Which book do o
ch a
chool.
ill ead one mo e book and hen i
an o ead? (Gi ing choice can
help child en feel mo e in con ol and ed ce agg e ion.)
H
. Thi
manage hi feeling in po i i e
a di c l ime mo ing be
elf-a a ene
a . Fo e ample, o migh
een ac i i ie : I
o go o childca e. Wh don o pick o
pla I p
hile e d i e. Which do o
ha d fo
o
a
o
help him lea n o
o an olde oddle
ho ha
op pla ing o ge in he ca
a fa o i e book o ead on he a ? O e can
an o do? O e ime hi help o child lea n
a egie
o cope
i h i a ion
ha a e challenging fo him. Wi h o nge child en, p
o d o hei feeling and hen edi ec hem. Yo a e mad dadd
look a hi cool ball and ho i bo nce .
S
R
ned o
he TV. B
A
A o e ie he a egie de c ibed belo , keep in mind ha hei e ec i ene ma a
ba ed on bo h he age and age of de elopmen of o child and on hi o he empe amen .
The a e no o e ed a p e c ip ion , b
idea
ha can be adap ed o mee he need of o
ep. T
aking ome deep b ea h . Yo can e en ake
ona e
indi id al child and famil .
S
. Thi i
o
o n ime o
likel
ha
f
o
he e en ial
fo a min e o
child
a ed a o
ock hen he i
o o calm o
elf. S a ing in con ol make i mo e
ill calm do n mo e q ickl . When o ge agi a ed, p e , and
child an
lo ing i .
m, i of en inc ea e he di
R
. Le
o
child kno
e . She need
o
o be he
ha
and
ha he
o
nde
an o do: Yo
an o pla
i h he a e , b
o canno pill he a e f om o
ipp
c p on he oo . O , Yo a e eall ang . Yo
an o a longe a he pla g o nd, b i i
no oka
o hi momm . Hi ing h
.
U
. Wo d alone ma no be eno gh o
ge o
oddle o op an naccep able ac i i . To help o child nde and o
me age, e an a ho i a i e, ma e -of-fac (no ang o c eaming) oice. A he ame
ime,
ea
op o
no-no ge
e along
ih o
o d . Yo migh
hi ing h
, a o ake he hand and hold i b he ide, ml b
mind, i ake man , man epe i ion , hea ing he o d oge he
he
a , No hi ing,
no ang il . Keep in
i h he ac ion , befo e
o d alone a e eno gh.
O
. Tell and ho
o
child accep able
a
o each hi goal o channel hi
ene g . If o in e p o child beha io , b do no o e an accep able al e na i e, he
naccep able beha io i mo e likel o con in e. So fo a li le one ho lo e o d mp hi
ipp c p and pla
happil pla
i h hi d ink, ake him o
i h liq id . Fo a child
ide o p
ho lo e
him in he ba h
he e he can
o h l objec , make a game o
of h o ing
of ball in o a ba ke o bo .
T
. If o
child i highl agi a ed,
a di
e pon e o
child i n e pec ing, like a king a child
game. O j
go o he and gi e he a big bea h g.
S
. When o
j mp p and do n, hi he ofa c
pain an ang
pic
e, o
ac ion. Thi i an np edic able
ho i
ho ing ang il
o join o in a
child i
eall ang ,
gge
hion , ip pape , c ddle p in a co
ome o he
a eg
ha
ha he
a ea fo alone ime,
o feel i app op ia e. Wha
impo an
i
o each o
child ha he e a e man
a , and o help him p ac ice he e
a
oe p e
a egie
eg la l .
hi feeling in heal h , non-h
f l
H
. Some child en ac all calm do n m ch mo e q ickl
gi en he chance o be b
hem el e in a afe, q ie place. Thi i no p ni hmen . I i an
impo an
a eg
hen
o help child en lea n o oo he hem el e and egain con ol a c i ical
life kill. Think of and call hi afe, q ie pace a a kind of co co ne . I migh ha e ome
pillo ,
ed animal , book and mall, afe o . Ha e o child help de ign i i h o .
The mo e he feel
he ha a ole in i , he mo e likel
ona e
child doe p ll he elf oge he , i i
S
elling he
impo an ha
ill accep
ing i . When o
o ackno ledge hi big
ep b
ha a good job he did calming he elf do n.
3: H
Help o
e
he
(2
3
),
,
.
olde oddle ,
ho i beginning o nde
and logic and a ional hinking, lea n f om
hi ac ion .
: Af e
P
I h . She fel
ad oo.
ad and mad. She didn
B
pla ing
( )
ha a e ome hing
an o pla
o hi Ca ie, he a ed o c .
i h o an mo e and ha made o
. If Ca ie ake he doll o e
o co ld do be ide hi ? If o child doe n ha e an
i h,
idea ( hi i e no mal), o can gge ome a egie
ch a helping he
e he
o d : Tha i m doll. Plea e gi e i back, and hen o e ing Ca ie ano he doll.
R
.
Once o o e a fe
o
b i
idea , he migh be be e able o hink of ome on hi o n. The abili
e an accep able ac ion fo one ha i no accep able i a c cial pa of
de eloping elf-con ol. I i al o an impo an
h o gho life. Al o keep in mind ha he be
a
fo di e en child en. Some ma bene
he inciden ,
p oce
he ea o he
kill fo f nc ioning ell in chool and
iming fo hi b ain o ming p oce ma
f om hinking he p oblem h o gh igh af e
need mo e ime o cool o and
a a la e ime.
Minimi ing Mi beha io
ill be mo e open o hi
ona e
Gi e o
bene
W
child lo
of po i i e feedback
M
1. B
Con i enc
ho
hen he ho
of good beha io . (C edi : S ockLi e / Sh
e
elf-con ol. I i impo an o help child en e pe ience and nde
and he na
al
ock.com)
M
.
ih
le i ke
a o i ge
o helping child en lea n o make good choice . If e e
aken a a fo a fe
min e , he lea n no o h o
o .B
ime a child
hen he
keep changing, i make i ha d fo o ng child en o make good choice . If one da a an
doe n e l in ge ing o a longe a he pa k, b
he ne da he p o e
ge he fo
ip do n he lide, o
o ked he o he da
2. A
Thi i
o gh. We
child
ill be conf
o ma be I ho ld
.
an o make
minded, good li ene . We
eo
ed abo
le
m
mo e
ha choice o make, Well, making a f
ha again.
child en feel hea d. We
an o be e ible. B
an hem o ee
nego ia ing abo
famil
a open-
le i a lippe
lope. A child ho can nego ia e fo e a cookie o a la e bed ime ill q ickl lea n ha hi i
a e e ec i e a o ge he e f inge bene . Soon o
ill nd o elf nego ia ing
e e
ca
hing. Ha ing con i en
ea , o b
nde
le
abo
hing like holding hand in a pa king lo , i ing in a
hing ee h ac all help child en feel afe and ec e. The come o
and ha he e i
c
e, logic, and con i enc in hei
o ld.
3. G
–
. Whe he i i
place fo he p
le piece he i holding, o nego ia ing
he
ing
, le o child
o g e o a ol ion
doe come o o
can be o f
nding he igh
i h a f iend abo
ho ge o
ing on
, befo e o
ep in o help. (When he
o ol e he p oblem, o migh help him along b making
a ing! Ho
abo
ing o p
gge ion : Block
mo e block on he bo om o ha
doe n fall do n?) Yo ma be
p i ed o ee ho
dealing i h he challenge he face .
o e
capable he i a managing con ic and
–
.
ona e
4. G
o
Child en an o plea e. When o e pond po i i el o hei beha io , o
beha io and al o b ild hei elf-e eem. Yo
omped o fee hen o
einfo ce ha
e e mad a he han
hi ing. G ea job! Child en
o be
ho feel good abo
hem el e a e mo e likel
I i impo an o help child en e pe ience and nde
Fo e ample, if he coope a e
e a book a bed ime.
i h ee h-b
and he na
al bene
ell-beha ed.
of good beha io .
hing in ead of p o e ing i , he e i
ime fo an
When o Seek Help
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o n emo ion make i mo e likel
ha
o
child
ill calm do n mo e q ickl . (C edi :
k1003mike /
Some agg e i e beha io i a
pical pa of ea l childhood de elopmen ( ee he in od c ion
and he age-ba ed ec ion abo e fo mo e info ma ion). Ho e e , if a child agg e ion i
in e fe ing in hi abili o in e ac i h o he in po i i e a , in hi abili o e plo e and lea n,
o if o
nd ha beca
e of o
child agg e i e beha io
o he child en o aking him o o he ac i i ie , i can be e
o a oid ha ing him pla
ih
helpf l o eek g idance f om a
child de elopmen p ofe ional.
Ce ain beha io
do
hen he happen of en and con in e o e
hen a child:
ona e
ime. E ample incl de
a an addi ional a en ion
Appea fea le o eckle , aking a da ede il app oach o life. Thi app oach of en lead
o b eaking hing o in
i e beha io (ge ing in o o he people pace).
Seem
o c a e high-in en i
o feel cen e ed ge hi
en o
en o
inp
Engage in np o oked hi ing; ac
im li. Some ime child en
in naccep able
agg e i el
o
a
ho need lo
of o ch
(hi ing, ho ing, p
hing, e c.)
of he bl e o fo no ea on o can
ee.
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