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Hitting

mo34mo34
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My son just turned 15 months old and he is a fireball!!!  He's been hitting and throwing everything.  When told "no", he does another swipe at the air or sticks out his tongue and spits(raspberries).  The look on his face is very sassy.  He definitely does not stop the behavior right away.  We've tried everything from ignoring it to showing him gentle touches, to just putting him down or taking him away from the area and then walking away.  Help???  I'm very frustrated and want my little guy to be a sweet boy.  I don't expect him to be gentle all the time, but do want him to be with other humans and animals.  Not too mention his toys that he is so rough with.  Is this something I should be worried about or is this a normal phase?

 

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  • ThatWasAHootThatWasAHoot member

    My little guy is really wussy and hasn't done this, however, my friends baby used to do stuff like this.  From what I understand, he would hit other things, but not stick his tongue out.  They just really enforced being nice and removed him from situations where he was being fresh.  He grew out of most of it.  He still occasionally hits other kids, but can now listen a little more as he is about 2.  If he was being fresh they would say something like "If you can not be nice, you need to sit in your chair." and like put him in the highchair or something that was constricting but obviously a safe place.

    Good luck :/

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  • WiscoWifeWiscoWife member
    As annoying/embarassing as this can be, I wouldn't consider it something to be worried about at this point. He is frustrated and is exploring. It wouldn't hurt to tell him "that is not OK" in a firm voice, and to take the item away from him, as long as you're consistent, but I think many toddlers go through this same thing. My daughter was a hitter for a while there, but it passed as I continued to tell her it wasn't OK to hit.
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  • Sleep2LiveSleep2Live member

    I'll be honest, it took my son a LONG time to learn to be gentle.  Not much would stop him.  Within the past 6 months or so he finally got it, and does pretty well.  My daughter got it much faster, and already responds when we tell her to be gentle.  It's all dependant on the kid, and they just learn at different ages.

    To answer your question, totally normal.  Don't worry just yet.

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  • cgr8979cgr8979 member

    My daughter is a hitter and thrower. I've heard this is very normal at this age and not to stress. Just like others have said, be consistent with discipline. I don't have much advice, just letting you know we're going thru this right now too!

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  • rnbeth477rnbeth477 member

    My DS went through this stage a few months ago. When he would would hit we would take his hand and say, "be sweet" while gently rubbing our cheek with his hand. It took several times but he eventually got it. Now, all I have to do when he is too roudy is say, "be sweet" and he'll rub my face sweetly. The stage only lasted for about a month. He rarely hits now. 

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