I have a 2 year old that just started preschool about two months ago for the first time. My child is an only child and has been having issues with hitting at school. Not only is he hitting but he is taking toys from the other children and wrapping his arms around them and dragging them to the floor. I am not sure why he is exhibiting this behavior as we have never seen him do this at home or around other children outside of preschool. I am having major anxiety and do not know how to stop and correct this behavior. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions ?
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My two year old does this everyday at home

I work in a daycare and have seen some kids do this before. If he’s really not doing it at home he must have seen someone else at school do it and is copying. Is your child talking yet? Sometimes we see this with kids who are not talking yet and they get frustrated because they can’t tell their friends like “hey can I play with that” or “ hey want to play with me?” I would definitely talk with him about how it’s not nice to hit and we should keep our hands to ourselves. A lot of kids do this so don’t stress too much I’m sure your child is not bad child there just having a little phase right now and things will get better you got this mama!