Toddler slapping parents aaarrrrggghh

[Annasboy]

Hi, we are experiencing bad behaviour from our son Victor who is just 2yo. He has a habit of coming up to us an dslapping us in the face several times a day. We have tried telling him off but to no avail (what so ever)! Please help.
Could this be copy behaviour from the childminders dominant 2 & 1/2 yo?
Thankyou Anna

Hi, we are experiencing bad behaviour from our son Victor who is just 2yo. He has a habit of coming up to us an dslapping us in the face several times a day. We have tried telling him off but to no avail (what so ever)! Please help.
Could this be copy behaviour from the childminders dominant 2 & 1/2 yo?
Thankyou Anna

To be honest I think slapping is just a stage some toddlers go through. My DD has done this in the past, and it gets such a reaction from us that she then tries to do it again and again

What we have found works best is total distraction - as soon as your son starts this behaviour just say no, move away and start doing something else more interesting - like blowing bubbles or something.

At this age I doubt he is doing this to be hurtful, he is just doing it because he is bored and knows it gets attention and a reaction from you.

tbh it could go on for a few years more if you are unlucky. everytime i log onto the Internet my son comes over and thumps me saying 'MUMSNET' (true story, honestly).

I'm having exactly the same thing with my almost 2yo at the moment. He'll slap me when he's frustrated with me and - lucky me, he'll also slap me when he's frustrated with himself or someone else! The bright side is that he's not slapping anyone else, yet! I'm doing a mixture of trying to distract him and also trying to encourage him to talk about what's frustrating him - not sure how ready he is for that kind of talking yet but figure it's worth shot.