2 1/2 year old terror!

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Help

My normally happy go lucky boy has started pushing and smacking other little ones. Everyone keeps saying it's just a phase but I really am finding it difficult. I sound like a broken record with the shouts of no you must not hit, etc. I am really trying to accentuate the positive things that he does but feel like i'm hiting a brick wall and he is not listening at all...to the good or the bad. Anyone else out there go thru this? have any suggestions?

Thanks

I used to ban a favourite toy for a set amount of time when this happened. He was very very sad about it. I would keep reminding him why he couldn't have toy back.

It does get better. Mine was like this for a few months and he's stopped completely now. Good luck!