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baby new game- hitting mommys face

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my 1 1/2 year old son sometimes thinks it is funny to hit mommy or daddy face. which causes us to say no we do not hit. he thinks that is funny and will do it again. to which we then grab his hand and say do not hit mommy and daddy that is not nice. to which he does it again and I grab his hand and pop it and say stop hitting (which then feels weird for me hitting him telling him not to hit me....) it is a fun cause and effect game for him. I know I'm not the only one going through this. He is a great sweet cuddly boy but this has happened at least twice a week and I don't know how to get my point across to him. Any suggestions?
Met my husband in 2002
Married my Husband and Best Friend in 2006
Our precious son born October 2011
Found out pregnant with #2 in April 2014
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Re: baby new game- hitting mommys face

  • lindslalalalindslalala member

    When DS hits my face I grab his hand and tell him "no, gentle with mommy" and I show him how to be gentle. If he does it again I put him down or move away from him to where he can't hit me.

    Hitting your son's hand as a way of telling him not to hit at this age is just not going to work. I would stop.

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  • amatistajoyamatistajoy member

    Um... Yeah don't hit him. It is a phase my DS1 went through and outgrew. I would leave the room or somehow withdraw attention from him. Ask for kisses or cuddles and then be really silly over the top excited about that. Distract him... Anything but hitting. Try not to make it a power struggle. 

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  • aliciarosetaliciaroset member

    Stop hitting him.

    Your kid is connecting cause and effect. Tell him that hitting hurts and show him your sad face. If he tries again, block him and tell him that you won't let him hit you because hitting hurts. Remind him to be gentle and move on. All this hsould be done in a calm voice. By freaking out you're telling him that hitting gets a lot of attention from you.

    Focus on teaching him empathy rather than obedience.  

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  • DizzyMom1DizzyMom1 member
    That's why we started time out. DD has a special corner she goes and sits in now when she hits. She stays there around 45 seconds. Now all I have to do is ask her "Do you want to go in time out?" and she says no and stops hitting.
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  • Jenks509Jenks509 member
    My 13 month old does the same thing - it started last weekend! I was telling him "no" holding his hand to prevent it from happening again, and told him to be "nice" and to give mommy a kiss. Well, the same day he started hitting he learned to kiss on command. So now he hits me and then kisses me immediately after. Ugh. He's like the damn sour patch kids commercials - he's sour and then sweet!
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