The other thread got me thinking and I was just wondering what your thoughts were on this. I hear a lot that young children dont know what they
Re doing when they hurt another child. That they dont have the cognitive ability to understand that they can cause another pain, and that they are just a baby themselves. But what if your instincts just feel that the child has done something on purpose? I don
T quite know how to explain what I mean, but one example is that I have a good friend whose daughter has just turned two. SheS always been a bit rough around my daughter (who
s one this week). I brushed it aside but another mother mentioned to me in passing at the playgroup that this little girl seemed to be trying to hurt my DD i.e accidentally
throwing things in her direction etc. I once saw the little girl take a glance around to check her mother wasnt looking before stamping on my daughter
s hand.
Usually I just remove my daughter and distract her with a toy. Two days ago I did actually shout (not loudly!) the girls name before she tried to
fall on my DD i.e to collapse on top of her with all her weight. <br /> I know its a sibling rivalry kind of thing because I spend a lot of time with her mum, and I <span class="italic">know</span> its her age, but I <span class="italic">do</span> get the feeling that she
s intentionally trying to hurt my DD.
So, I suppose Im just wondering, what do <span class="italic">you</span> think. If she
s not doing it intentionally, how to explain the sneakiness when she`S about to hurt DD?
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At what age do you think children know what they`Re doing, when they hurt another child?
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Sakura · 13/09/2007 01:41
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