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| |    Aggression in Child Care by Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P. reviewed by Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P. In child-care settings, young children often grab toys or run over other children on their way to something they want. Most of the time they are not actually angry, just intent on getting their way and unaware of others' feelings. Skillful child-care providers know how to redirect these assertive impulses. They also have a sense of when children may be moving toward a fight and take steps to prevent it by separating the children and helping them find other things to do. When young children show intense negative emotions, it is sometimes hard to tell the difference between anger, frustration, sadness, insecurity, and fear. A child in day care who hits or bites a lot may be acting out any of these feelings. Sometimes the fit between a particular child and his child-care setting is poor. If you think that a setting is wrong for your child--for example, too regimented, too busy and noisy, or not warm and personal enough--then a change is probably warranted. You might consider, for example, using a small home day care rather than a larger center. Fights over possessions Two-year-olds are too young to understand the idea of sharing, no matter how often parents explain it. They naturally believe that everything they touch belongs to them. That is why "mine" is a favorite word, right up there with "no." So if young children are tussling over a particular toy, it makes sense for a parent or teacher to simply remove it, or give it to its owner while helping the other child find a different toy to play with for the time being. Even though you can't expect your child to willingly share at this age, I would still recommend giving an explanation of sharing so that over time, your child will be able to learn the concept.
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