Hitting
My 18month old is in a hitting phase. We are very clear to him about it not being okay and have been trying timeouts(obviously very short) and he seems to understand why he’s in trouble but continues hitting. He receives no positive reactions or special attention from us when he hits but often smiles like he expects a laugh from us. 90% of his hitting is to his cousin or dad but we don’t want it to continue or start in the nursery at church. Anyone have any suggestions that worked with their kids?
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Same problem with my 13 mo . We would redirect his hitting toward a ball, or say something like hands are for hugs not hitting
Yes he is doing it for attention after what you said. My son is 18 months to and use to hit as well but I wouldn’t show him any reaction and just ignore or I redirect it with a high five or catch is hand before he hits,he doesn’t hit anymore
I would provide an alternative way to request attention, teach that, and then consistently redirect to that, with reward when he successfully displays that appropriate request for attention.
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