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hitting!!!!

Chatterbug6917Chatterbug6917 member
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My 18 month old is hitting wayyyy to much... when i tell him thats not nice, he laughs and then kisses me. He mostly hits me when he doesn't get his way . I would say 9 times out of ten he hits me then kisses me or hugs me, so i know he knows it's wrong. Any suggestions?! The only thing ive tried is telling him that its not nice ( in a stern voice) and i have tried crying when he does it to make him see that it hurts me...any suggestions would be appreciated
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  • ns1ns1 member
    Sorry, no help, just commiseration.  At least your LO hugs / kisses afterward.  That's a start!  I try sternly saying it's not nice like you, but like you, DD usually laughs.  I also have tried showing her how to have "nice hands," but
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  • P&T11P&T11 member
    Same here. LO laughs every time he hits and "gentle" usually leads to more hits and laughing.  He has also started biting and thinks it is just as funny.  I can't wait to hear suggestions.
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  • LatteLady5LatteLady5 member
    Time out? I'm not a time out for everything gal but hitting and biting are time out issues for me. I don't think he can full understand that it hurts you or why he shouldn't do it but he is able to understand he's not supposed to do it. I would put him in

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  • preggersin2011preggersin2011 member
    time for time out- most day care centers will put children at that age in time out for hitting/biting/hair pulling. 
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  • twohniyttwohniyt
    We have the same problem.  She hits when she doesnt get her way (hits herself, us, furniture...whatever is around).  We have been doing time outs for hitting.  She gets it for a minute in a half.  Then after we talk to her about why sh
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  • sanbrysanbry member

    imageP&T11:
    Same here. LO laughs every time he hits and "gentle" usually leads to more hits and laughing.  He has also sta
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