Understanding why our toddlers bite, hit, and throw and how to navigate it

On this episode I welcome Child Development Specialist and Parenting Expert Dr. Siggie Cohen. We discuss the following: 

• When to intervene with biting, hitting or throwing 
• Rhetorical behavior 
• How to provide alternative expression appropriate for the action 
• The science behind why toddlers don't understand abstract concepts or words 
• So much more! 

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