Originally Posted by jenboo:
I had a DCB like this. Now he is two and rarely does any of his aggressive behaviors.
Months of redirection. If he hit someone I would sternly say "our hands are NOT for hitting! They are for soft touches only" then he would softly touch the person he hit. This boy hit, jumped on other kids, pushed, etc..regardless of the other child's age. Most of the time he didn't even do it out of aggression. He just did it.
I also talked to his parents about it and they cut out a lot of rough housing at home. That really cut down on the aggressiveness.
I also made him hold my hand/ be next to me when he was aggressive. This helped a lot.
What we perceive as aggressiveness may be totally innocent play. These little guys don't understand the difference between rough housing with daddy and being rough with a friend.