Hitting 😩

We went through a stage like this and we got a 'hands are not for hitting' book which I think helped x

I am also going through this. People are telling me it's normal but it is hard as my daughter hits out at me the most. All we can do is teach them what is and isn't OK. We've been doing time outs and focusing on when she uses kind hands which seems to be helping a bit.

My little one was terrible at this! Like it got so bad I'd sit there crying while he continued to hit me. I follow this woman called Lisa Bunnage who has a really good method. Consistent corrective action. Implementing this, the hitting almost fully stopped after one week. We wrote down together his consequence for hitting, which we decided was that we take a a toy away. Every time he hits, I take a toy away. The first time I did it, I'm not kidding. Half of his toys were taken away. Then the next day, less and less. He still does it occasionally. And every time he does, I take a toy away. He knows I mean business. He gets his toys back the next day. The only toy I will not take away is his bunny. I now use this method for a few other behaviours. But I think what is key, is that every single time I followed through. He hits, I take a toy away. It made a huge difference!