Toddler Hitting: Why It Happens and How To Make It Stop. How to Manage a Toddler Who Is Hitting

Toddlers may not realize that hitting can hurt, That’s why it can be part of developmental stage at the age of 1 or 2.
Kids don’t have fully developed sense of compassion until about age 3.
1 year old kid almost no impulse control.
Different causes can cause kid to hit someone.
1. It can be form of communication, Like everyone else, toddlers get bored, hungry, tired, and overwhelmed, because they lack the verbal skills, hitting can be form of express their emotions.
2. It can be part of expression of anger. Especially if kid plays on the playground where other children grab their toys, or push them down.
3. It Can be imitation of others. If kid sees example of violence and hitting from parents or older siblings.
4. Hitting can be response of fear.

How to respond when kid is hitting.
Parent kindly and firmly should handle and teach them more effective ways to communicate.
Model of violence hitting back, can worse the condition.
Better to say “it is not okay to hit people. “
I can and tell kid that you understand and you sorry they feeling hurt and upset, but hitting people is not ok.
You can take the child by the hand and say “it is not okay to hit people”.
Help the child deal with the anger.
Giving them a hug can be also solution. Hugging at this case doesn’t reinforce the misbehavior, just show them unconditional love.
Talking to kid is important at any age.
Tell them that, hitting hurts people. We can find something else you can do it.
Show children what they can do instead of telling them what not to do.
Every time she starts to hit, gently catch her hand and say, "Touch nicely," while showing her how to touch nicely.
Your response should be constant, when kid hitting to someone.
Help her practice touching family members or animals softly. Show your child how to be gentle and say, "Pat, pat," or "People are for hugging, not hitting.”
Always Show that hitting is unacceptable by never hitting your child.
If you make a mistake and hit your child, use the Three R's of Recovery.
1. Recognize –“Ops! I made a mistake.” 2. Reconcile – “I am sorry.” 3. Resolve – “Let's look for a solution together.”.

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