They all do it though...

I'm just listening to a disturbing conversation while waiting for Mischief's gym lesson. The other mums are talking about nursery and preschool and having bad school reports because their children have been pushing and biting. 

They are comparing stories of when their children have bitten others and how it seems to be a way of establishing pecking order and refusing to be dominated because they're bigger or smaller than all the other children. 

The conclusion was 'well it's not nice but they all do it though. They have to figure out their place and make sure they're not walked over.'

It's not a phase I've come across. Mischief see other children regularly and she has been pushed and hit but she has  never done so herself. 

Just one more reason I'm happier she's not at preschool where violence is ok.