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Aggressive behavior is normal development process of a toddler. Still emerging language skills, desire to act independently; undeveloped impulse control makes children of this age, a potential candidate for getting physical and violent.

You as a parent cannot ignore this behavior. Make your toddler aware that his / her aggressive behavior is not acceptable and show him / her other ways to express their feelings. Here are few suggestions for curbing your child’s aggressive behaviour:

Stay calm, when you see your child displaying hostile behaviour. Ask your child to leave the room. Talk to your child about what he / she did and explain that their behaviour was unfitting.

Find out the reason of hostile behaviour. Toddlers usually act up when they are tired, hungry or not in mood. If you know what triggers aggressive behaviour in your child, intervene before if could happen the next time.

Children tend to mirror the behavior of their parents. If you express your anger in unreasonable ways, your toddler most likely imitates you. Hence it’s essential that we as parents react with maturity towards unpleasant situations

Set firm and consistent limits. Let your children know what behaviour is acceptable and not acceptable. Make your child aware of the consequences of the inappropriate behaviour.

Help your child find different ways to release his/her pent up feelings. Ask your child to draw, write or play with his/her favorite game when angry. Let your child witness other conflicts that arise in your home being resolved in a peaceful manner.

Avoid spanking as form of discipline. Most parents either spank or punish the child for unruly behaviour. Continuous and severe spanking can damage your child’s self esteem, lead to mental anguish, make them resentful and teach them that violence is a way to solve problems.

Children are not born with an ability to control themselves. They need to be taught not to hit, kick, etc, whatever they feel like doing. Inculcate self-control in your child by teaching them how to keep his / her feelings under control and think about the consequences before acting on impulse.

Promote and reward good behavior. If your child exhibits nonviolent behavior, praise them for it. Praise positive behaviors like sharing; helping others through words, any special privileges, or increased responsibilities.

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There are many advantages if your kids start as kitchen helper early in life. They have more fun when they are young, they get to spend time with their mom and dad and they can learn mixing and measuring that could help in studies.

Working in kitchen gives your child a sense of pride and accomplishments. Letting them help with meals preparation relays the message that their contributions are important, plus it builds positive associations about cooking and food and grooms them for future. The more they get involved now, more they will help out as they get older.

So how do u make your kid’s kitchen duty fun time?

Allow your child to sit on a stool or chair, so he/she has the work surface as their level. Or you can move work to a lower table.

Dress your kids with apron; ask them to don the chef’s hat. He/she will enjoy doing the work on hand.

Prepare foods that your child likes to eat. Cooking their favorite foods such lemonade, cookies, scrambled eggs, etc conveys the idea that food is pleasurable and preparing it is fun.

Teach your kid how to measure things water, milk, dry ingredients and spices.

Give them fun tasks like squeezing lemons, sprinkling cheese, spreading the icing or cracking eggs.

Assign your kids to plan menu, set the table, read recipes aloud when you cook, add seasonings.

You can buy simple cookbooks written for kids. Supervise when your kids make those recipes. Kids can start making recipes such as dips, salads, smoothies, etc.

After cooking, ensure that cleaning up is a fun process. Ask your child’s help in doing the dishes, sponging the counter, etc. Ask if he/she would help in sweeping the kitchen with a short broom and dustpan.

Supervise everything your kid’s handle while cooking, especially anything to do with stove, oven or knives your self.

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There is no dearth of parenting techniques in the world, as there are children. Some parents use simple ideas for discipline, while others resort to punishments or spankings.

Punishment is a penalty for misbehaving, while discipline is a method to teach a child right from wrong. Punishment can be physical as in spanking or verbal such isolating a child in his/her room. Discipline helps children learn self - control and take responsibility for their incorrect behavior. Disciplined children are more likely to show independence, respect themselves and others than non - disciplined kids.

Gentle spanking on occasions are not likely to cause much damage to children as compared to repetitive and intense bouts of spanking. Continual and severe spanking can damage your child’s self esteem, lead to mental anguish, aggressive behavior, make them resentful and teach them that violence is a way to solve problems. Here are some positive alternatives to spanking

Children model themselves on their parents’ behavior and actions. So parents should set examples of positive behavior. Be a positive role model for your children.

Set realistic rules and consequences. Explain the rules and impact of not adhering to them.

Promote and reward good behavior. Praise them for good behavior and reward them with privileges or increased responsibilities.

Give time outs, which involves asking your child to move away from a situation following a negative behavior. Time-outs can help children calm down, establish control, put an end to incorrect behavior and view the same situation in a positive way. Set a suitable length for the time-out based on the age and level of development of your child.

Once your child’s temper and emotions are under control, sit with him/her and talk about how their feelings could be handled differently in future situations.

Redirecting your child’s attention to another engaging activity when he/she is angry. Redirecting unfavorable behavior towards a much healthier release is a good way to enforce positive behavior without spanking.

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