Of late I’ve been trying to let my toddler 14months old - know when he hits, pinches or scratches that it hurts and he should please say sorry especially when he does it to other people, he only really does it to family so like my mum or my sister, but the whenever I ask him to say sorry he starts screaming crying, moaning (crying with no tears though) - not sure why he reacts like this 😆
Is there a better way to let him know, it’s not nice to hit, pinch, scratch…
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I’m not sure they can even comprehend sorry at the moment and what that means. We just say that’s not very nice or please don’t hurt mumma etc and then maybe stroke her face/arm/ whatever and say that’s better. Who knows whether that’s right or wrong but I think it may be a bit early for sorry? X

They don't know 'No' and 'sorry' at this age. As above, only thing to do is redirect and not have a reaction that they end up seeking every time. Perfectly okay to end an activity if they start hitting or biting and let them find something else to do. For your own sanity, you can tell your family to simply walk away or move away. It won't correct the behaviour but it gives a break in behaviour.