Hi
My dd has always been pretty strong willed and this often comes across as frustrated. She has for some time now has a tendency to grab out at other children. Very rarely would she do it to an adult.
Sometimes it's if there's a toy in the middle but it mostly seams as though it's if they get in her way or get too close to her. I have wondered it's almost like she feels she can't predict what the child will do and lashes out as a way of saying don't come to close to me.
This afternoon we had a play date with a little boy we know well who she really likes and she just went to grab his hair several times for no good reason.
2 other times she went to give him a hug but then after a couple of seconds it all got grabby and frustrated again.
I have tried telling her we do not grab, grabbing hurts. Showing her gentle touching. Get her to say sorry. Even today removed her from the playing for a short period but she just came back and did it again.
At a loss as to what else I can do, but it's starting to get me down as I feel like I've got to be on her like a hawk whenever she's playing and there's other children to make sure she doesn't grab anyone.
On the whole she's a lovely little girl and loves cuddles with us and adults she knows well.
Just hoping for some moral support or to know if anyone else has experienced something similar?
Thanks