15 month old, temper, hitting

baby+drumm · October 2013

I apologize if this has been discussed recently. M 15 month old has a bad temper and is starting to hit. I KNOW this is typical of his age, but I was hoping to get some advice from other parents on what you do to stop this behavior.

Thanks!

singingirl96 · October 2013

you have to get a handle on this rightaway or it will get worse. I think it is time to start doing time outs. That's what I would do.
We haven't had this problem yet, but we're getting a lot of defiance.

baby+drumm · October 2013

LalaMama81, you bring up a good point. I do feel like that's the only way he knows to express himself...I guess I could've worded that better. I'm worried about trying time outs because I feel like he might be a little young, but I'm willing to try it out.

Thanks for the advice!

APendola · October 2013

Sorry...but how do you accomplish a time out at 15 months? If I asked my LO to go sit in a corner for 2 minutes ... well, A) she wouldn't do it and

if I could get her to do it, I don't think it would be very meaningful to her.

traveltheworld · October 2013

I think time-out depends on kids. We saw 2 sets of friends do it with their 15 months old girls, and both girls staid in the spot. We tried doing it with DS and it was a disaster. He fell to the floor and screamed non-stop. For us, if DS hits us or the cats, we take his hands and tell him "no" firmly and walk away from him. At that point he usually starts to cry, then we ignore him. That's the only thing that works. Our son is very stubborn and does not get distracted easily. You have to find what works for your child.

g8trkim · October 2013

It's pretty typical at that age because they don't have the language to use their words. I would take his hands and say gentle... that kind of stuff. If it's still a problem I don't think there is anything wrong with a short time out.

mommymegan831 · October 2013

DS is 17 months and we haven't tried time outs yet. He doesn't hit, so there isn't really anything to get a time out for, he does get upset and I just try to distract him but when he wont let it go, sometimes he just has to cry for a while. When we 1st started time outs with DD the Dr. told us to hold her on a step or on our lap, just to get her to stay there, but not to interact with her.

FWIW when we just had DD and we thought it was a great idea to have another, I found out I was pg when DD was 18 months. It was right about then that she went from a sweet baby to a crazy toddler, and it has lasted until she was 3. You don't realize it w/ #1, but the 1st year is a breeze, it's the next 2 that can be kind of rough

meg_2006 · October 2013

15 months seems a little young for a time-out. We started around 18, when we could tell that he knew what he was doing was wrong. When we give him a time-out we sit facing a wall, with him in our lap (but not facing us). I was doing time-outs for hits, but I've started to realize that sometimes it only makes him more angry and hit harder...but we still do time-outs for other things.

monkeypants23 · October 2013

DaisyBlinks said:

I recently heard of a 'high five wall". Basically, if they're hitting, you redirect them to a wall that has construction paper hands all over it and tell them to give it a high five. They can get out their aggression physically and safely. I haven't tried it, but I thought it sounded legit.

oooooooooooooo i really like this idea- my DD has a temper at 18 months old- i think im gonna try this- i'll let you know how it goes

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