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BTDT moms on Toddlers who slap..

RedSaffronRedSaffron member
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SO's cousin's daughter just turned one and whenever someone is carrying her, she will slap your mouth if you are talking to someone in attempt to stop you from talking. Its not a light slap either, its a full swing. She did it to my MIL, to her grandma and to her Dad. I find that behavior odd and at their age, its too early to discipline. Wwyd to stop her from doing that? Simply put her down and say no every time she does it? I'm also wondering why she's doing it? Is it normal one year old behavior?
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Re: BTDT moms on Toddlers who slap..

  • peanutmusepeanutmuse member
    I'm no help, but the thought of a 1 year old doing that made me giggle. I'm sorry. I'm a bad person.

    But actually, could it possibly be that she has sensitive ears and doesn't like the volume of their voices? That's the only thing that I can think of.
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  • RedSaffronRedSaffron member
    @peanutmuse I was thinking that or maybe she is sensitive to bad breath lol.
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    RedSaffron said:

    @peanutmuse I was thinking that or maybe she is sensitive to bad breath lol.


    That was another thought that came to my mind, actually.
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  • CeeJC121013CeeJC121013 member
    At that age there's not a ton you can do to discipline other than saying no in a firm voice and a serious face every time she does it.

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  • bensmommy518bensmommy518 member
    DS started pinching and biting around that age so I dont think it is totally out of the norm for a 1yo to start testing limits with hitting.  Whatwe did with DS was a combo of things so I dont know which one actually worked.  We would put him down immediately if wewere holding him or he was on our laps.  We would tryto limit shouts of ow or that hurts (to minimize any reinforcement) and instead would calmly but forcefully say no.  The we would guide his hand or mout to show "gentle touch" or "kiss" as a replacement behavior.

    Dont flame me but I often think of dog training when diciplining my kids.  Keep it positive and whenever you want to remove a behavior offer a replacement behavior.




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  • ach298ach298 member
    DS1 was a big hitter at that age. Still is, honestly, but it is a different type of hitting now. At 1 we would put him down immediately if we were holding him, get down on his leave and hold his arms while telling him "no, we don't hit" and then demonstrating gentle touches. He stopped hitting for a while, but around 20 months started back up again. :/
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  • Deblondie1Deblondie1 member
    With DD we would put her down and tell her "hands are for love, not hitting." She was too little for time out or any other kind of discipline. It passed quickly for her at that age.

    That being said, once she started daycare full time we went though another hitting phase. Luckily she is 2 now and we were able to use time out with her understanding why. I got lucky in that my kid thinks time out is torture (she's a social kid LOL).
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