5 yrs DD was aggressive towards her friend.....

[whizzylala]

I collected my DD from a party on Sat and was told by another mother that she had had to tell her off as she had (deliberately)trod on her friend (One of her on and off best friends). She said that my DD had been getting cross about something and then did that. It is SOOO unlike her that I can't stop thinking about it. She is very upset about it and really doesn't want to talk about it at all, I think she has scared herself to be honest.
Obviously I apologised profusely etc but I do feel like something isn't right because of it. She has a 3 yr old brother who is just coming out of being a hitter / biter and it has been hard work, I suspect that we let him get away with things at home we wouldn't in public....
She does get very cross quite quickly and is easily frustrated.
Hopefully I am overreacting but just wanted to ask advice from people on here.
Whizzylala

She was probably just over excited what with the party and lost control.
Sounds like she is already feeling remorseful.

I meant to add earlier that she has already been reprimanded by the other mother and you have apologised so there's not alot more that you can do apart from have a chat soon about acceptable ways to express frustration.

She's only five. Even the nicest kids lash out sometimes. She might have been copying someone for all you know or she may have been severely provoked. Neither excuse it, but unless it happens repeatedly, I'd say it was a mad moment.