16mo hitting his mommy

[purplemonkeywishdasher]

Really hard. in the face.
how on earth do i get him to stop. I've told him no. I've moved his hands away. I've put him in a 'corner'.
he thinks it's HIlarious. even funnier when I get upset with it.
HELP!!

I'm just going through this with DS2 (15mths).

I've started to realise the my reaction is what is encouraging him. I was saying 'NO!' quite firmly and loudly, and 'don't hit mummy!'. He thinks it's great fun.

I have now started to just say 'no' in a low voice, then put him down with no eye contact.

I'll let you know what happens....

Bloody hurts too doesn't it!

ds is 17 months and has been doing this for the last couple of months on and off. Saying "no!" (even in my best "I am angry...I mean it" voice") just causes repeat performance accompanied by peals of laughter, so I am trying to "ignore the bad behaviour" type reaction like hippmummy.

Ignore him. Not perhaps to the extent of putting him in a corner because that involves physical contact and movement. When DS did it, I consistently said 'no, we don't hit', moved away from him and ignored him, refusing to make eye contact. I think it was the ignoring that he didn't like. Anyway, it didn't last long.

part of the problem i'm having is that it's often happening when we're out and he wants to be put down. so if i put him down he gets what he wants (and if i've picked him up it;s for a reason, he's a heavy little monkey!)

If you are playing with him, and having a nice time, than he hits you, you could try just saying, like the others have suggested, 'No, we don't hit', then going off and doing something like the washing up to signl that him hitting you means it's the end of the playtime.

I taught my boisterous boy at a v. young age to say sorry, as he was always charging around knocking into people. He gave me a split lip once! Even if he doesn't really understand what sorry means, he will come to understand and the meantime it will help keep things sweet.

My dd2 does this she is 16 months as well, I move her hand say no and put her down and dont pick her up she is doing it less now than she used to.

Its more difficult if you are out though, could you put him in his buggy or highchair just away from you

my 16 month old charge has reecntly started doing this too.... and this week been f doing it loads to 3 year old brother

a loud sharp (not nice) voice saying no hitting + he is picked up a put a few meters away facing away from us...

that normally starts him cryig... but im not having him hitting his brother... his brotehr is certainly not allowed to hit him!

Its the tome of the vocie that si important

(same strategy used for biting..... a simple no biting followed by pick up (under arms not in a cuddle way and place down facing away in a different room)

Message withdrawn