He's started hitting his books (no discernible trigger that I can spot; one minute he's enjoying them, the next he's slapping the pages). It doesn't mean that he doesn't want to read the book; when that's the case, he closes it and pushes it away.
He's also started hitting me and DH. Nursery say he doesn't do it there, but I've been smacked in the face twice with a toy car over the last two days and I'm worried we're not handling it correctly. It's not so much deliberate hitting as flailing his arms around (perhaps in frustration that we don't understand him or won't let him do what he wants?), but I'm keen to get a handle on it quickly.
When he does it, we say in a stern voice, "No, DS!" and put him on the floor (i.e., remove attention when he's doing it) - is that right? The problem is, sometimes he thinks it's funny and tries to do it again; other times, he gets very upset at being told off and gets more angry and hitty. At that point, he doesn't want a cuddle (he's not a very cuddly child at the best of times, and certainly not when he's upset).
Any other strategies anyone can recommend? All ideas welcome!
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18m DS has started hitting.
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thecatwiththesilveryfur · 26/10/2020 09:10
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