I have a 22 month old DC girl who has been with me for 8 months. She's always been a bit of a challenge, but nothing too serious or nothing that I couldn't handle.

But! She's starting hitting. It started with normal behaviour. She isn't talking too much yet, so this is how she expresses her frustrations. I worked with her and taught her gentle touching ect. And she improved slightly. But now... it's full out hitting, scratching, and today she took the tray from the dolly highchair and hit another child with it. She's just plain aggressive!

I've had this family for 8 months and although they aren't always the best family, they pay on time and have good hours. I would hate to terminate, but I need to get the aggression under control as I have 2 little ones starting soon.

Any suggestions?