how can dh stop dd hittng him all the time?

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She's really rough with him, hitting him and pinching him whenever he picks her up (she's one). She does it to me too, but not so much, and at nursery they say they've seen her do it to dh but she doesn't do it to them and she's quite gentle with the other kids. It seems like she thinks its a game - she's smiling and laughing when she does it. My only thought is that he does a lot of 'rough and tumble' type play with her and so she thinks this is what he finds funny. At the moment he just puts her down and walks away when she does it (and she cries). Anyone else had this?

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It may be that she thinks its an extension of the rough and tumble play.

Perhaps get dh to cut down on the rough and tumble for a bit , see how things go.

Think twigletts advice is good.

Thanks, we will persist.

yep - would echo that advice. I think your dh needs to realise that she has no idea that hitting and pinching actually hurt him, and can see no difference between that and rough and tumble. Get him to concentrate on 'kiss and cuddle' games until the 'no hitting' understanding has sunk in.