Thread: I'm reaching my BREAKING POINT!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by avidreader We are right there with you so this thread is so good for me to read right now. I hope things get better for both of our kiddos. ME TOO! And I hope it happens SOON!

My ds is 20ish months and hits A LOT. His hitting has gone down quite a bit since I started using time outs. I have a little kid chair for time outs only. If hit hits he get s 1.5 minutes and I pay a lot of positive attention to my dd or to something else if she's not around. For us, ignoring just increased the problem. Also, on particularly naughty days. He gets up a few time before sitting for his minute and a half. I just pick him up...

ds does hit once in a while. He's only 16mo though. I usually just stop him and look him striaght in the eye and tell him no and that it's not nice. I also make him say sorry. I'm sure you've done similarly with your dd but not sure what else you could do.

teach gentle hands (take her hand and touch your face softly) make a chart. Each time she does gentle hands she gets a sticker yo put on chart all by herself! When she hits say (at her level) NO! Naughty. and walk away. It works wonders for our group of friends and their kids! Also, make sure no play with daddy or anything is rough housing where "hitting" can be confused with fun play. My friends husband wrestles their...

Well.. according to the class I am taking.. Ignoring is the best solution for stopping unwanted behavior. My son 19 months, also has a hitting problem. I realized that part of this is my fault though. He will get excited, not know how to control his emotions... and if we are playing and hes on my lap or I am holding him.. he gets told no, put down.... put in situations while we are out and he cant be put down he will hit be cause he associates...

Aww mama! Your Lily is about the same age as DS... he went through a hitting stage and I brought out his PnP and set it up in a side room (where he coudl still see me but not the TV or anything else) and every single time he hit I placed him in it and told him WE don't hit anyone! It took quite a while but it did eventually die down - now if he gets ready to hit (winds up, ect) all I have to do is threaten - if you hit you're goin in...

We are right there with you so this thread is so good for me to read right now. I hope things get better for both of our kiddos.

I have on of those children too, and we've tried pretty much everything too with him. Have you tried paying attention to the other child who is being hit, basically your first reaction is Oh my are you alright? and make a big fuss over the other child before addressing the hitting with your own child. It was suggested to me by a friend and we are working on it, it takes some getting used to because usually my first reaction is...

Some kids are just like that at 2. Nothing you can do except keep letting her know it is wrong and removing her from the situation. She will likely grow out of it sooner rather than later. It's tough, but some toddlers have a very low tolerance for frustration and low impulse control. Does she speak well? Sometimes introducing sign can help with a toddlers frustration. They pick it up rathr quickly and tend to have better attitudes if...

i'm sorry! i don't have any advice to offer, but i hope it gets better.