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Wed. 10/07/09 09:55 AM

violent 6 yrs old

Sugar is the biggest stick in the arsenal. Misbehaving children are like performers, take away the audience and the shows over. When my kids were that age I just kept walking when they did the gimme gimme gimme routine. It worked pretty well. Pretend like you're trying to ditch em, that also keeps em close. Don't forget to be disappointed when they catch up.

Fri. 09/04/09 09:42 AM

violent 6 yrs old

GET HIM OFF SUGAR >>CHANGE HIS FOOD>>ORGANIC>>FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES>>NO POP ETC. BACK to WHOLE MILK ..sunshine. walking ..

Mon. 07/20/09 04:18 PM

violent 6 yrs old

Hi

My gf has a brother who is 6 year old. He gets angry and violent very easily and hits her and his Mom. At time, there isn't even a trigger, and he would snap for no reason. He also likes to destroy things. He's can be almost consider abusive. Should he be taken to a counselor or child psychologist? I only seen kids like this from a broken home, i.e. abusive father, but that's not the case here. The parent thinks it just a phase but I worry there's something really wrong with him.

max1001, new york, ny

For some children behavior can be a phase but many times aggressive behavior can be a symptom of a larger problem. They might want to discuss the behavior with the child's pediatrician and explore whether more help is indicated.

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