OT: Behavior modification/phase?? Not always!

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<<Right now when she

gets angry she resorts to pinching, scratching, kicking, and sometimes

biting.I know it is a phase.............Thanks.

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Hi,

Many things in child development are confusing and are simply phases,

However, this type of behavior(when severe or lasting more than a few days,

" IS " usually a sign of something else, not just a phase, especially since

you say it is effecting everyone else so. You are right to ask about it, as

it must stop. Now I am just a mom, but I see too many people ignore this

warning signal, because of the word " phase " , or they question their

parenting(which can be a reason for continuing this, if it is not being

handled correctly), however, even with proper parenting, some kids can't

stop. This should be a flag that something is wrong, and this is this

child's only defense. I wonder about Dysfunction of Sensory Integration

(DSI)issues????? I see many many children with these issues, until the

stress level of the child is lightened, after learning about DSI and

modifying things, and they start therapy for it! This issue effects so many

children! These kids can also be afraid of simple things that you and I

wouldn't think of, like noise, light, movement, touch, bad breathe,, their

socks or shoes, clothing, change, disappointment, etc....... I hope this

helps a bit! It's not every child, but the parental excuses that I hear for

behavior just make things last longer and make the child's and everyone

around the child life more hectic. I have seen such wonderful progress in

regards to negative behaviors of many types and attention issues helped

greatly by DSI education. Let me know if you need more information about

DSI.

Laurie Renke