My Fair Lily

Typically there is one in every classroom. That one child that bites, hits, pushes, pinches, etc. And now it seems apparent: Lily is that one. Undoubtedly, she is the "Alpha" among her classmates. We encountered this problem early on, but it seemed to die down a bit. Now the incidents are back full force. She has been biting, scratching, etc. and now it is not love bites, or even accidents. These are intentional acts of aggression. She has also found her corresponding "Omega" in the classroom and tends to dish out the lion's share of her aggression on him. Poor little guy.

Usually we see increased Accident and Incident Reports in the Transitional Twos Room. It is commonly the young twos who act out because they are starting to assert their independence but do not have the language yet to express what they want or how they feel. Lily's acting out is just starting a bit early. Luckily, we seem to be doing very well in the area of language development, so maybe starting this phase early will mean that we end it early as well. One can hope anyway.

And one lesson learned from all of this? All the frilly clothing in the world cannot change the nature of the true rough-and-tumble girl. That's my Lily.