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Well, the good that has come of this, is that we have been having a better relationship with Nico's bio-mom since this happened. Actually, a week after the holidays, Ananda was putting Nico in time out when Nico grabbed her face and squeezed in anger. It left several big scratches on Ananda's face, and Ananda did end up giving her the punishment that J has brought up.
We all got together two weeks ago and had a discussion with Nico that this is NOT acceptable. We decided that, for now, if she intentionally hurts anyone, she will go into time out for the rest of the night except for meals and bathroom. But she is able to get up for 10 minutes every hour to expend energy. Time out, for her, is sitting in her desk chair facing the wall. I know it sounds harsh, but this is the best thing we could come up with that would let her know that we have a "No tolerance" stance on that sort of thing.
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