Hi guys. I have the sweetest 3.5 year old girl. She is amazing and we love her. She was always way more active than other kids her age, and my wife and I came to a conclusion that she is either just very stubborn, and that's her personality: stubborn bossy aggressive, or maybe she is on the spectrum, or maybe WE are doing something wrong. Basically she always had tantrums / meltdowns when things didn't go her way. Then recently we finally decided we should take her to some kind of school because maybe she needs more interaction. So we took her to a part time after school program 3 days a week for 90 min a day. In her second week she bit a kid and that was enough to have the director have a stern talk with us that that is unacceptable behavior and shouldn't be happening anymore at this age. So they suggested we get her evaluated for possible sensory issues. We got a social worker and she recommended OT. We got her evaluated with an OT and they said mild dyspraxia and some sensory issues but no more than 6 months to a year of weekly treatment. Now the hardest part about all this is the aggressive behavior. It seems like every other day she has tantrums / meltdowns and results in biting scratching kicking yelling. This happens before bed, In the morning when she is sticking a fork in her OJ then banging it on the table, then when told no she throws things and yells and runs. Then when you try to put her in time out in her room she throws and breaks things and it's scary if she might accidentally hurt herself, so you try to restrain her physically and she scratches and bites. Maybe all this is normal, but I just need help I need a way to get her under control and know that violence has consequences. I tried taking away things she likes when she does this but it doesn't seem to have an effect. Any help would be appreciated Thanks. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2xj6y2A
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