Girl attacked by 2 year old- opinions please

[Crazyfatmamma]

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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077039/Katie-Ann-Guttridge-3-beaten-black-blue-2-year-old-Leicester-nursery.html

I don't think it's just the two year old that's the problem. I think it's the nursery. What the hell were the staff doing when this was going on? How was one child able to inflict so much damage on another child before anyone stepped in? If my child attended this nursery I'd be taking them out especially if this has happened to others.

WRT the 2 year old who hurt this girl, I wonder what her speech is like? Maybe she lashes out in frustration at not being able to get her point across? Either way, labelling her Chucky isn't helping anyone. Giving her a label this young wont improve her behaviour.

My dd has been injured on a few occassions by one child. But I raised concerns with the nursery. Namely asking that they are supervised and not left alone as evidently there were problems. The incident form here notes not witnessed not witnessed so where is the supervision? How can a child sustain this level of injury yet it says 'i was told she was crying'. I'd be asking for an investigation not an expulsion although i would remove my child from the setting.

Opinions? What like she deserved it etc?

What sort of opinion would you have about this story except ?

I think the problem is with the nursery rather than the aggresive child. Surely the pre school has ratios of 1 to 3 like other nurseries in this age group. Prehaps the little girl's mum should be asked to stay to help if one to one funding is not available. However it does sound as if the family desperately needs respite.

No two year old child should be kicked out of nursery. Instead there needs to be suitable involvement with outside agencies. I think the aggressive child needs to see a community paediatrian to assess development. Prehaps the community paed can refer the child to SALT, audiology or a pychologist.

I also wonder if the aggressive child has witnessed some violent behaviour or has been abused. Children aren't born evil.

No one likes their child being attacked, but I feel the parents of the attacked child have lost all sense of proportion. Going to the police about the behaviour of a two year old is plain daft and referring to a toddler as "Chuckie" is a form of bullying.

ther'es already a thread herew

Kids can be aggressive at this age without there being any issues of violence at home, sn etc. Often it's just a phase and will pass with supervision, time outs and the like.

All well and fair commenting about possible SN and finding possible reasons for why the child is hitting, but what about the safety of the other kids? Are their rights to a safety not more important than 1 child's aggressive behaviour, regardless of the reason?

FWIW, I hate to see a child excluded from playing with other kids, but if the other children don't want to play with this child, then it may well be better for them to be removed until they learn to interact with others in a more appropriate manner.