My 2 year old son hitting younger sibling-help?

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My son is hitting his younger brother all the time. I don't want to smack him as this seems to be encouraging violence. I've tried putting him in his room fo a minute or so and making a fuss of the younger child but neither thing seems to help. Help?

think you need to persevere with naughty step - it does work eventually but might take some time. have you tried pasta jar?

What is the pasta jar?

Consistancy and effort will win the day.

Establish some rules, how old is ds2? mobile?

time out for 2 minutes, give a verbal reminder if you can see tension rising then to the naughty space with an ''i asked you not to do...''and chat about the wrong actions, reaffirm the right actions after the 2 minutes are up and then wipe the slate clean,until the next time.

It could seem that ds1 spends alot off time out, but that will lessen day by day with the odd bad blip.

Please make sure that ds2 is not doing anything to provoke these actions in ds1.

pasta jar will depend on age and understanding but might work. difficult to know with 2 yo cos they vary so much

start the day with 10 pieces of pasta in a jar. good behaviour gets him another piece, bad behaviour loses a piece. at the end of the day count them up and swap them for pennies or (dare i say it) sweets.

I have a similar problem, extending beyond sibling hitting. Any advice on hitting siblings and others beyond the comfort of the home? the park, the shops etc? time out is difficult to do in a busy shop!