What do you do when DC hits you?

jess545

DD has recently started hitting me and it's usually in a playful manner as opposed to being mad (although that has happened too). Anyway I sternly tell her no we do not hit but she laughs and tries to do it again. I am not sure what else to do when she does this. any insight or tips would be appreciated. tia

vanillacourage

I grab his hands, look him in the eye and say "no hitting.  You will go to timeout", and try to distract him with something else.  Most of the time it works.  When it doesn't, he goes into timeout.

mlf625

DS is doing this lately and it realllllly bugs me.  I immediately stop what we were doing, say "No, Anderson, we do not hit, hitting hurts" and walk away.  What he wants most is my reaction and attention, so by taking that away, I'm hoping to drive home the message that hitting = mommy leaves and I've got nobody to play with.  It does seem to be helping so far. 

preciousmetal

DD has gotten a pretty nasty habit of that as well. I grab her hands and tell her sternly, "We do not hit" and then she goes in time out. I never smack her hands, because hey, how can you teach someone not to hit by hitting them? The time outs seem to be working.

CelticWife

So far, we have tried time outs, grabbing his hands and saying "no hitting," and such. The only thing that has worked so hard is teaching him "gentle." So now he pats us instead of beating us.

JoshsLove

mlf625:

DS is doing this lately and it realllllly bugs me.  I immediately stop what we were doing, say "No, Anderson, we do not hit, hitting hurts" and walk away.  What he wants most is my reaction and attention, so by taking that away, I'm hoping to drive home the message that hitting = mommy leaves and I've got nobody to play with.  It does seem to be helping so far. 

This.