Hitting and throwing

The more they hear no, the more then want to do it. Try distracting him with alternatives

Yes redirecting is very important like give your child an option that you know he will say yes to ! Or just talk about his feelings mentioning on how you see they are upset if they wanna talk or if they want you too leave them alone or play!

Yeah no reaction.. or try distraction. Don’t even acknowledge the hitting. If you’re sitting on the sofa just get up and walk to the kitchen and take some breaths! X

Okay I’ll try this. What if he hits his sister? Do I still just ignore then?

Thank you all x

How old is his older sister ? Working in a daycare I’ve worked with many different children and when they would hurt other children I would tell them can you show me gentle hands can we use our nice hands would you like to relax your body and read a book !

His sister is 4, 5 in April - she’s so good with him and really understands that he doesn’t mean it but yea I have been saying no and moving him away when he hits her - sometimes it’s like a playful tap rather than a hard one. I will try and say gentle as that’s what I do with the dog and that seems to work with the dog x