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In reply to the discussion: "Mother of girl involved in 'kissing' discipline speaks out" [View all]katsy
(4,246 posts)I have boy/girl twins.
They are lucky to have 2 well adjusted males in their lives, my dad & their father both of whom never ever had any desire to invade any space beyond their own noses. Seriously honorable people there so my son in particular is going to touch people in most welcome ways in his lifetime.
At age 3 they were separated when fighting and encouraged to use words after taking a few steps back. It was a consistent >>> stop.... Back up... Now speak. This routine was applied consistently every time aggression was shown. Conflict between them seemed to go on forever. I feel deprived of seeing my kids behavior as >>> how cute is that!!!!! More like >>> the little pfhuckers are going to kill one another unless they learn not to! Sorry! It was not all cuteness and rainbow pooping.
I don't see aggression as being a boy kinda thingy to be expected of their behavior so my son never had to unlearn bad behavior.
In both my children's upbringing teaching them to never invade OTHER peoples space has been 100% our top priority parenting goal. It was a boring suckish full-time job until 2nd nature kicked.
If a child exhibits aggressiveness like this kid at issue, and barring mental health issues... Maybe start laying fines on the parents. Or something idk.