What is this slapping crap??

RebeccaMichael

My 13 month old is slapping and with attitude! What have I done!? I feel like a horrible mom because my H and I discipline by saying No sternly, putting him down, we have slapped his hand a couple of times, too but I'm to appoint I've decided not to do hi-fives anymore because of the slapping motion...HELP!!?

 And yesterday he threw his first real tantrum in public...MORTIFIED! What do you do with a 13 month old. Once again...I disciplined but is he getting what I'm doing??

 

superaunt

he's a baby...a toddler. he's learning how to express himself. if you slapped his hand for slapping you in the face, what did you do to discipline his in-public tantrum?

Shayna0182

It's normal.  And no, he probably doesn't understand the discipline at 13 months.  Ds has been going through a slapping and biting phase lately.  I think alot of the toddlers in his daycare do that to each other.  At this point, we're doing redirection, timeout, and being very stern with him.  He loves to test his limits but again, I think it's a normal toddler behavior.  Just be consistent with whatever disicpline you go with. 

Teacher10

Don't feel like a horrible mom! It is a stage and that is the only way they know to get their frustration out. It sounds like you are doing everything just right. We normally just tell DS that we don't hit, it hurts mommy or daddy and then set him down. For temper tantrums I usually just ignore the fit and redirect.

m0132

DD has been slapping a lot lately out of frustration.  She smacked me and told me no in Chick-fil-a the other day because I wouldn't let her continually eat ranch dressing off of a ketchup packet she was dipping in there...I was so embarrassed.  I know she does it out of frustration and she can't express how she is feeling, but it has to be corrected and I don't want to teach her NOT to hit by hitting her..so we have started time out around here.  She gets put in the same spot every time, its explained why she is there and she has to say sorry and give hugs and kisses when her time is up.  So far it is helping a little bit and I can already tell she is catching on.  Its nothing you are doing wrong, they all go through it but you have to be consistent in correcting it.  My DD is normally the sweetest, cuddly little thing but she just has her moments lately..it will pass.