Baby slapping my face so hard

i personally put my daughters hands to the side && say “no that hurts momma gentle hands” now she only does it when it’s upset but i teach her that it’s still not okay && we’ll figure it out together 🩷

I maintain a calm voice while holding back his hands and telling him “no, that hurts. Gentle touches please”. He sometimes thinks it’s funny so he continues and if that happens I put him down to create more distance, while reiterating no in the same calm tone, and redirecting him to something else. He seems to understand once I create the boundary by putting him down (but I make sure to still engage w him and let him know I still love him and will work through it with him).

I grab her hands and say “No”. She used to hit me all the time for fun, but now she only does it when she’s upset

My baby does the same, i just hold her hands and say no that hurts and not nice and then I take her hands and rub my face gently but if I’m holding her I instantly put her down

Take a second to calm yourself. Gently grab babys hand and use their hand to pet your face where they hit you. Say "hands are not for hitting. We use gentle hands." Be clear about "we do not hit mommy, we do not hit."bbe assertive and then repeat "hands are not for hitting." I've been working on this with my son right now who is 2. The other night he smacked me in the face. I took a second before i said "you hit mommy! That hurt" and he took a second to process that before he exclaimed in a shocked voice "what!?" And in the moment his reaction was really funny to my husband and I, but i proceeded to take his hand, pet my face where he hit me and say "hands are not for hitting. We use gentle hands. Gentle. We do not hit." This may take a while but I'm hoping this will help.

I just tell my baby "nice" and rub my cheek with his hand and do the same with my hand to his face "nice".