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What Causes Aggressive Behaviour In A Toddler?

my grandson is 3 he steals, lies, tries to hurt his brother by biting, hitting him with his fist, try to hit him with a golf club in the head, thinks all of this is funning, taking things and hiding them in his brothers room to get him in trouble, fighting at school because he want a toy the other boy had, takes there food at school hurries and bites into so they can t have it back,takes things at school and hides them in the other kids bags, looks right at the teacher and lies, fights his mom when he has been bad and she tries to put him in his room and it goes on, what is wrong with him, I am scared he is going to hurt them, he gets up in the night and goes in the kitchen he goes into his brothers room and his mom she has caught him and all he will be doing is standing there staring at her
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Hello and welcome.

He seems to be developing hatred or despises his brother possibly because he is unwilling to share their love and attention with them. This is common among siblings and even considered normal to a certain extent.

But your grandson does seem to be taking it a bit far, he may need counseling but more importantly love and affection from his parents. One parent needs to be the disciplinarian and the child needs to have fear for his actions from this parent. I would recommend his father take this role.

Hopefully this phase will pass, but he does need help and I agree with you. A child psychiatrist may be a good option as well.

Best wishes.
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What Causes Aggressive Behaviour In A Toddler?

Hello and welcome. He seems to be developing hatred or despises his brother possibly because he is unwilling to share their love and attention with them. This is common among siblings and even considered normal to a certain extent. But your grandson does seem to be taking it a bit far, he may need counseling but more importantly love and affection from his parents. One parent needs to be the disciplinarian and the child needs to have fear for his actions from this parent. I would recommend his father take this role. Hopefully this phase will pass, but he does need help and I agree with you. A child psychiatrist may be a good option as well. Best wishes.