We have talked about biting as a young child’s issue here in the parenting blog, but we have not really spent much time talking about slapping. At least I have not written much about children who slap as a way of reacting to what is going on, trying to get what they want, expressing anger and aggression, or bullying other children. What does slapping mean and what can be done about it? I think that slapping can show up around the same time that biting does. I also believe that if children are raised in a home where the adults … Continue reading →