If you cannot provide enough attention to children, they may resort to this method. The aim of children in this process is to attract your attention and get attention. A child who thinks that his mother or father is not interested in him may throw his toy to be the center of attention. This type of behavior exhibited by children may not always be solely interest-oriented. As a parent, first try to understand why your child exhibits this behavior. For the first 18 months, the child may exhibit these behaviors to explore; children who are in the period of getting to know the world are still in the play process; It is natural to have throwing behavior during this period.
Babies pick up and hold objects starting from the 3rd month of the grasping reflex, and in this process, the child discovers the relationship between the object in his hand and gravity. Since cause and effect relationships do not develop in children before the age of 2, they gain experience by testing the behavior of throwing at every object they find. They will not give up thoughts such as the ball they threw bounced, I wonder if the new toy they will throw will also bounce, the glass they threw was broken, I wonder if the spoon will break too, etc. until they experience it for a while.
Children's behavior of throwing things and toys is a new behavior that they find very entertaining from the 18th month to the age of 3. Play is a new skill. This behavior is fun for children, they are happy to be able to do it. After throwing what he had in his hand, the child realizes that it fell to the ground, this is new information for him. When he throws the ball out, it bounces back, but when he throws a different object, he learns new experiences. In this process, do not restrict your child and even participate in the throwing game. For what purpose can you turn these actions of the child into a game, you will target him by telling him that he can only throw his toys into the toy basket. It is important to give the child limits on what he can throw and where he can throw it. My children, prevent them from hurting others. Remove the child from the environment by telling him that if he throws objects that could hurt someone, the other person may get hurt. Always try to give the same reactions when a child throws something to hurt someone. Children learn through repetition and reinforce positive behavior through repetition. Thrush in children after 3 years of age If the behavior continues, this may be an anger management problem. It may be thought that the anger is projected onto another object or that he shows his anger by throwing something at you. Try to understand what your child is angry about and always explain to him that you understand him, explain it verbally and make him feel it by hugging him. Children want to feel understood.
Your aim in throwing behavior is to direct this behavior to the right place. At this point, when the child shows throwing behavior, be in communication, let him see the consequences of his behavior, if he continues this behavior, take away the thing he will throw, set a limit, if he continues to throw. Be decisive by conveying that you will receive it.
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