Nobody wants an aggressive child. And everyone is surprised when their sweet little toddler suddenly hit someone or pulls someone’s hair. Yet aggression is quite normal for toddlers. The peak age when parents notice their toddler exhibiting aggressive behavior is around 2 years old. This type of aggression does not tell you that your toddler will actually become violent later on in life.
In the eyes of a toddler, is what we call aggression nothing more than simply (wanting to) stop something. He doesn’t want to do something? He will hit it. Does a child do something he doesn’t like/approve of? Then he will hit that child or pulls his hair. A method that surely works, in the sense that the message gets across. Of course, there are better ways. It’s up to you to clarify that you won’t allow it.