Did your child hit at 2 or 3?

This is how I felt when it happened with us, like it was overnight and out of nowhere 😂 I'd just grab his hand every time and say no we don't hit. If my son was constantly doing it thinking it was a game I'd tap his hand back (not hard) to get his attention and say does that feel good? I don't think so, we don't hit. 2 min time outs etc. because he's 2 but my son isn't violent and doesn't hit a lot so I found that worked. Unfortunately it's all developmental but try to find ways to redirect the energy and also ask why they're hitting. If it's due to anger or frustration offer better ways to get that out - stamping, punching pillows, throwing balls, deep breaths etc.

Redirection is going to be your best friend. You can offer something else that they can hit, I saw a really trusted mother suggest saying “oh that was too hard can you try touching me softer” and I know it sounds silly but it really works.

Also, figure out what is triggering the hitting and there may be different things to try base on what is triggering.

I’m commenting so I can follow for other mom’s advice. I’m dealing with this too bt my toddler doesnt necessarily hit us bt he hits himself especially during tantrums. Idk if it’s self punishment or what bt I worry! Idk were he learned this bt I wasn’t prepared for this stage of parenting at all! So I’m here to see if I can get any suggestions on correcting this behavior cuz hitting is not okay! lol

My kids never hit. But my nanny kiddo does. Mainly his parents though. When he does hit me I ask him to stop. If he doesn’t stop he goes on timeout. He rarely hits me though.

Super normal. The Daniel Tiger episode and song about hitting basically cured it for us in a few weeks.

My daughter hit me today and I was not pleased lol I just grabbed her hand and told her if she was going to be rude and try to hurt me we wouldn’t do fun things anymore (we were are the park) most times I just need to calm her down and talk to her and she understands. We work on her expressing being upset in a non violent way. It’s rare she tries to hurt people when upset but for most kids it’s very common

@Hallie can you tell me what episode that is?

Time out

I wouldn’t say it’s normal, but it’s definitely common

Also instant corrective action - meaning immediately remove them from the fun every time they hit. They catch on pretty quickly. We do calm down time. I have timers in both of my kids rooms and when they hit we set the timer. I stay with them and the timer started at 15 seconds (key is they learn that the alarm WILL go off and they won’t be there forever). My three year old is up to a minute at this point. When the timer goes off I always ask him “are you calm and ready to go try again” offering a second chance is always huge.

My daughters 4 she still does 🙄

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6338660/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

We bought the episode on Prime. Sometimes they are on YouTube. There are also books.

https://youtu.be/OVv5_u-t5dE?feature=shared

Thank you so much ! I will try this.

I love everyone's advice, and I'm going to apply it. See what works we are currently moving. I'm wondering if this is an emotional trigger. Seems like seeing stuff being packed is when the hitting happens. Or being on the phone with anyone during a call.