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19 MO DD punching

MrsStangerMrsStanger member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
I have a darling daughter and am about to put a baby boy in our crazy home too. She will put her ear to my belly and listen and sing. Well the other day the cuteness was right on track...and then he moved and "kicked" her...She sat back, gave me a dirty look, and then sucker punched my belly before i had time to react. My husband and i dont hit...dont hit her...dont hit one another. I gave her the nice hands speal but now all she wants to do is hit my belly/ the baby. What do i do if this doesnt stop? I can see flipping a lid if she ever really hit the baby once he gets here! HELP i dont know how to control my childs aggression as we have never seen it before.
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Re: 19 MO DD punching

  • brachysirabrachysira member
    My sweet 21 month old was deemed "devil's spawn" by my mother today.  She was fine while baby was inside, but he's been out for a month, and all she wants to do is poke his eyes out, hit him, or pull him off my lap.  She seems to love the baby, but loves the attention she gets from being horrifically bad more.  I don't know what to do.  I put her in the pack n play for time outs and also keep LO in a bouncer in the pack n play when I am alone and need to make sure he doesn't get attacked.  I am sure the right thing to do is to not react and yet provide the message that the behavior is unacceptable, but I can't figure out how to not give her attention when she is acting so badly.  She will also try to hurt the cat and steal anyone's glasses...not often...but often enough...I wish I had an answer.
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  • MrsStangerMrsStanger member
    i never thought to use our pack and play as a safety net for HIM! Thats perfect! She can climb out but not in...Thank you ladies!
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  • MrsStangerMrsStanger member
    how did you get him to stay in time out? She is 19MO and is a smart young lady but thinks timeouts are a game. IF she gets up we put her back until she has sat there for at least 45 seconds. Getting through to her that it is a punishment is an issue.
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  • ashiscuteashiscute member
    We started timeouts around 17 mos with both kids.  If they hit once they got a warning, if they hit again they went straight to timeout for 1 minute.  I put them in timeout and then go set a timer.  If they get up i put them back down and start the timer over.  The first few times they did think it was funny but once they realized that I wasn't going to back down it wasn't funny anymore.  They both got it pretty quickly.  When timeout is over I reiterate that we do not hit, hug, and move on.  

    Also, please remember hitting is developmentally appropriate and that it is not a reflection on you.  
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