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Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults)

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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.

How severe is your child's tendency for hitting or kicking (other kids or adults)?

(designed for kids 18 months or older)

Characteristics of Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults)

How common is Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults)?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 17.61% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults).

Percentage of kids with Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults) by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 511 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults) “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

1%

6 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

6%

31 mentions
Weekly

8%

44 mentions
Monthly

7%

36 mentions
Annually

3%

17 mentions
A Few / Several Times

14%

75 mentions
Once

5%

28 mentions
Never

56%

303 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

2%

10 mentions
Severe

4%

21 mentions
Moderate

12%

59 mentions
Mild

22%

114 mentions
Not at All

60%

307 mentions

Discussion of Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults)

What was your approach to Hitting or kicking (other kids or adults)? What were the results?

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