Advice for toddler’s behavior

My 2.5 year old can be really sweet and gentle. However, she recently started slapping and pushing over her 9.5 month old brother. She’s smart and follows directions well so she knows that it’s not something she should be doing. Any advice on how to resolve this?

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When my kids do that i smack their hand and tell them to go stand in timeout (corner) my middle child was doing that to his younger brother the first time i smacked his hand and put him in timeout he stopped doing it right away. Now he plays with him and doesnt push or hit him anymore

Coming from a preschool teacher background - my question is why is she hitting and pushing? At 2 1/2, she doesn't have the social/emotional ability to use her words to express herself and it's common for kids to hit, push, kick, etc.. If you figure out what's causing it, you can begin to model how you DO want her to handle it and reward the desired behavior (that can be as simple as a high 5 or a sticker on a chart).

She may know she's not supposed to hit- but what IS she supposed to do? How do you "be gentle"?

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