QuoteReplyTopic: Hitting Two Year Old Posted: 12 February 2010 at 9:35pm
My 2yr old has taken to hitting other kids everywhere we go.
It is so embarrassing! I have tried puting her in the naughty corner, putting her in the car if we are out, taking treats off her but she doesn't seem to care. We talk about how it is not nice to hit and she understands this but still does it.
Is she able to say why she hits? Is it at paticular times that she does it? LIke when you are busy talking to another parent?
Is she able to speak a lot yet?
Reason why I am asking is a lot of kids will hit out of frustration. The only solution I have is to follow her like a hawk and intervene just before she hits and see in each situation what set it off. Remove her from the situation until she calms and then take her straight back to it. Let her apologize and then see if you can see some positive things she is doing and compliment her on that. The more you perhaps concentrate on the good things the more she would like to do them instead.
i remember one of my kids was doing this and it was more a case of he wasnt sure how to say hello, so it came out as a hit. we had to teach him how to approach other kids. it does mean being with them and almost in their face for a bit but it doesnt take them long. so if they go to hit you need to be there to grab their hand and say nice touching and them to pat the child or touch them on the shoulder or something like that. i dont think just saying no hitting helps at that age as they need to be shown an alternative.
My ds went through this stage for a few months and it was horrible it was from around 2 to 2 and half and mainly had to do with not being able to express himself he is much more verbal now and doesn't lash out now unless he is really angry and even then it is rare. I dreaded bringing him anywere for a long time as I spent my time giving out to him and apologising to other mothers. We were just consistant with time out and removing him but always telling him why like "its not nice to hurt your friends" etc. He also didn't like people getting into his personal space and would push them away which also didn't go down to well. it all clicked all of a sudden and he is alot better now.
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