Five-year-old Eddie frequently hits and kicks his mother. He yells at her and calls her hurtful names. His mother says that it is "just a stage" that he will grow beyond in time. Recent research indicates that.

Recent research indicates that: the mother is mistaken. The kids with agressive or problematic behavior such this, if not controled then, it would become worst in time.

Explanation:

It is very important to take notice and action over a kid's behavior such as this. It is not true that a child goes through a stage of agressiveness. This is a behavior that needs to be stopped otherwise it would lead to complitcations. If a wrong behavior is not corrected at the age of 5 it would become worst.

Explanation:

she is correct. However, she should be more assertive and not allow such behavior.