Toddler Big Emotions
My 20 month old has begun to hit things when he’s frustrated/ having big feelings. Tends to be inanimate objects but can hit out at me and dad, too. We say kind hands / gentle and I’ve gotten a book or two about emotions but wanted to see if anyone has any other advice? Not massively worried at this point as I believe it is incredibly normal at this age.
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Absolutely normal at this age, the emotions are so big. Our LB hits himself mostly now, odd occasion me or daddy but never anyone else. He’s late July birthday and it seems to have peaked and be trailing off a bit more now. We just try and redirect, show gentle hands, ahh etc. spoke to day care and he does not do it in there at all, which is reassuring. It’s a phase and like the hair pulling/biting we had at Christmas, it will pass.
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