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Kmarie36
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toddlers & hitting
my 14 month old just starting this new thing where she smacks me and dh in the face. We tried a firm "no" and she laughs in our face, I've pretended to cry and she gets upset but will do it again. It is starting to get worse. Do I try time out? Will she really understand at 14 months?
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Posted 1/5/11 10:03 AM  |
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bicosi
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Re: toddlers & hitting
Yup! or try putting her down and redirecting her to something else..
they totally understand. 
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| Posted 1/5/11 10:04 AM |
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
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Diana
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Re: toddlers & hitting
im going through the same thing. AND if I get hurt for another reason and yell ow! he laughs!
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| Posted 1/5/11 10:05 AM |
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CaMacho
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Re: toddlers & hitting
Yes we started time out around 14 months b/c she was hitting the cat. She's only ever needed time out probably 3x in the last few months but it does work. If anything it just makes her forget what she was doing.
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| Posted 1/5/11 10:08 AM |
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Kmarie36
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Re: toddlers & hitting
Do I just place her in the corner of a room?? Same corner each time?
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| Posted 1/5/11 10:13 AM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: toddlers & hitting
With Lucas I started with saying no when he made contact. I would also take his hand and rub it gently on my cheek telling him "nice, nice, nice". When I would catch him about to hit (hand moving, etc) I would try to redirect at that age.
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| Posted 1/5/11 10:20 AM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: toddlers & hitting
I think Time Out can work now.
I tried not to use her room though I didn't want her to associate her room with T.O. but I'm strange. I picked a really dead void area of the house. For us it was a corner near the laundry room and front closet. Totally boring!
For us it was "No, No hitting" eye contact firm voice, not funny face and if she laughed it was again "no hitting" same demeanor. Then if she STILL laughed, TIME OUT! and put her there saying "no hitting, time out"
First few times I had to stand near her to keep her there after awhile she figured out it was her punishment.
Good Luck
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| Posted 1/5/11 10:45 AM |
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Kmarie36
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Re: toddlers & hitting
Thanks everyone! I will give it a try
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| Posted 1/5/11 1:25 PM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: toddlers & hitting
I started younger than that with Yael. If she hit me, I would immediately say no, very sternly, and say "gentle" while motioning it with my hand. That's my first warning. If it continues, then I put her on the floor and walk away and let her cry.
Seems to work... at least, it worked with my oldest, who is now 5!
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| Posted 1/5/11 1:48 PM |
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Mkr09
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Re: toddlers & hitting
At that age we would say a stern "no hitting" and put her down/walk away from her. I don't think we started timeouts until 17/18 months.
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| Posted 1/5/11 1:52 PM |
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Mkr09
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Re: toddlers & hitting
Posted by Kmarie36
Do I just place her in the corner of a room?? Same corner each time?
At first we did timeouts in the PNP in the living room, then when she was a little older we put her in the same spot on the floor in the living room.
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| Posted 1/5/11 1:53 PM |
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