My child hits

[Mummy95]

I don’t know what to do about my child hitting. She is nearly 2 and when she hits I have said NO In a stern voice and she just laughs. I’ve asked nursery what do they do/say.. they say ‘kind hands’ so I’ve done that and she still hits she thinks it’s funny. I read that if you say ‘don’t’ it makes them want to do it so I avoid that word. Then I read that you should not draw to much attention to it, so when she hits I’ve tried saying no then moving her away from me on her own and not looking at her so she knows it’s wrong. She still hits and I still don’t know why, it can be out the blue. I also feel like she bullies kids and I just don’t want my kid to be a bully I am always nice to her I don’t understand where she gets it from

Please don't worry about her turning into a bully, she's still only two.

Have a look at 14 ways to stop hitting and biting from Dr Sears.

I've heard good things about Kate Silverton's new book as well, There's No Such Thing as Naughty.

Thank you for your help, she’s now two and a half and still hitting lol, but she does say sorry now and gives you a hug. She is starting to hit less now as well. I find that it’s mostly when she has to share her toys or take turns that’s when she acts out. Where working on it, hoping she will grow out of it soon x

I used to scratch kids at nursery in the face, for no reason. But it was just a phase and I grew out of it thankfully so hopefully your dd is on the tail end now 🙂