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Dealing with the Toddler’s Habit of Grabbing Things from Baby

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When toddlers are provided with an authority over anything, they would be quick enough to use, or abuse, it. The most prominent example is regarding their habit of grabbing things from your 3-months old baby. You have every reason to dislike this attitude because it is bad not only for the baby but also for the toddler. The matter is certainly not about the toys or candies which your toddler would grab from the baby . It’s more about the compulsive behavior that makes the older buy to grab everything which the baby holds. It also shows your older child’s unmet needs which you would need to address. Most probably, your toddler is struggling to prove his position in the family; and he does this grabbing to show that he has some authority over something. But, you also need to understand that it’s not the sibling rivalry the grabbing habit can be related to. It can be a way which the toddler thinks right in order to interact with the younger one. Furthermore, the children do n