A lot of these behaviors are ways that they can kind of get attention from their caregiver,

whether it's negative or positive, obviously we don't love the hitting in the throwing,

but to them it's attention, it's hate.

I want to make you all know that I don't like this decision and I'm going to make it known to you,

so kind of understanding that that's where they're coming from.

Welcome back to the show, You Are Listening to Monday Mornings with Dr. Mona,

where I welcome parents from the Peds Dock Talk community to ask their questions,

we troubleshoot their concerns, and I always provide some take home messages at the end.

Thank you for joining this podcast continues to grow because of you and your reviews,

so thank you for tuning in for being here and for all the love you show on this podcast.

On this episode, I welcome a parent to talk about hitting and throwing behaviors.

Now I have talked about this before in other episodes, but I love having parents come on

because every conversation is slightly different from the last because no two kids are exactly the same.

So you're going to hear me talk with this mother about her son who's 32 months old

and how he throws and hits when he's upset or during a tantrum.

You're going to hear me talk about why avoiding a big rise is so important,

but why it's so hard, what not to do when trying to discipline hitting and throwing behaviors,

and how to use positive reinforcement and fill our child's cup in emotional resiliency

and emotional regulation, which is so important when we talk about discipline.

So stay tuned for the conversation.

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