I decided to start tracking Josie's behavior on an ABC (antecedent, behavior, consequence) Data Sheet because the trend for the past 24 hours has been very toothy. She has bitten Maeve twice, grabbed and pinched my arm numerous times and just today she began biting herself. I cannot for the life of me pinpoint an antecedent, if I had to generalize I would say for the most part it could be linked to denial of a wanted item or activity but that doesn't cover all of it. There have been times where she will just let out with a scream and go for the nearest available target completely out of the blue. Times when she will be sitting there happy as a clam then just come unglued. I don't know if I am handling it the greatest either by ignoring the behavior or redirecting it. I tried a time out in her room once but she HATES being confined so that made it worse. I keep blaming myself because these behaviors started after I was away so long on Saturday, I don't know. All I know is that both girls have been high-strung lately and I am hoping with all of my being that this is a short lived phase!
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