All Entries in the "Child Behavior" Category

Is it considered normal for infants to bite? Mostly all kids lesser than three years of age have a tendency of biting someone else at least on one occasion. Often infants let go of this behaviour on their own. Biting that occurs in children over the age of three years or recurrently occurs at any age might require to be treated. Biting is mostly unintentional, and is on rare occasions known to cause grave harm to another individual or pose any kind of health risks. Why do infants feel the need to bite? Infants bite for varied reasons, dependent on what age they belong to. In-between five-seven months of age: Children normally bite others when they experience any kind of discomfort in the area around their mouth or due to the pain arising from teething. Mostly, they tend to bite their caretakers.  [...]

When it comes to the apposite age gap in-between kids, there seems to be no clearly demarcated correct or incorrect answer. The best person to evaluate when the moment is right is oneself. One needs to self-probe in-depth as to whether one is truly ready in the emotional as well as physical manner for the arrival of another child. A woman’s body requires time to recuperate from a previous birth and both partners must ensure that they spend value time together prior to the wakeful nights start reappearing yet again. One needs to analyze the manner in which another child would fit in with one’s life. Handling a single baby is still easy – one could still manage to possibly meet up with chums, utilize public transport and a holiday could well be afforded. However, two tends to totally alter  [...]

A number of children are guarded or sluggish in warming up to others – a disposition that could surface as soon as infanthood. A baby that creates a ruckus when approached by anyone except their parents, a tot that mulishly refutes to come out of the buggy, or a preschool-going kid who holds back when his schoolmates are out at play might be saying in hushed tones that he is not yet prepared for this. Such kids feel overpowered by stimulus like views, resonances, sounds and commotion. They could also get apprehensive in the most harmless, kid-play settings. What truly confuses parents is the kid’s illogical reaction to what assures to be a grand time. The shift would become more hassle-free if one talks to them in detail regarding what was planned for them. Few children bewilder their parents  [...]

The weariness factor could elicit a major meltdown when a drained out child plainly can’t seem to identify when to renounce activities and unwind. When an attempt is made to put a stop to their activities, such high-propane kids are not likely to take it too well, breaking down, yelling, crying and at times, the nastiest tantrums are bound to ensue that can’t be curtailed for quite some time. A way to neutralize this outburst is to be empathetic and unruffled. One needs to address the child in a firm yet assenting manner that this flare-up has to end and that you would help in stopping it. Mention the emotion the child might be undergoing and address it in your conversation. The child in most situations is bound to pick up some of the Zen-similar quietude that the parent would exhibit during  [...]

Children are a bundle of incongruous impulses much alike adults. Adults also often have two-ways about what they say and what they intend doing. For instance, one might mention not feeling hungry for a sweet dish, when during that time, the spoon has already worked its way up from the dish to the mouth. However, the reason behind kids so recurrently saying the total converse of not only what they actually imply but also what they desire or require is quite baffling. A small girl who after attending her best buddy’s party was all chatty and praises about the party she just attended, wakes up the following morning announcing that parties are silly and would rather stay back home. However, this does not imply that children are out to get their parents. Inconsistent or paradoxical behavioral  [...]