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Hitting..is it a phase, or should I be worried?

Jessica - posted on 04/07/2011 ( 2 moms have responded )

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Out of the blue a few days ago, my son (2), hit a girl several times at the playland in a fast food restaurant. It was unprovoked, and I took him out and scolded him, made him apologize, and put him in "time out." Needless to say, he's not allowed at playland for a while. I thought maybe this was a random occurance, since he hasn't had any real mean streaks for a long time. However, today I got a report from the babysitter that he did the same thing to his buddy at daycare. He communicates fairly well, but he does not have an answer for me when I ask why he hit. I'm looking for ideas as to why this might be happening and what I can do to keep it from happening again. Thanks!

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Aniesha - posted on 10/29/2011

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I think it's a phase, & you seem to be doing everything right to deal with it. My son seems to be coming out of his phase now, & my friend's lil girl who is a few months younger is right in the middle of it.

Elizabeth - posted on 04/09/2011

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Instead of asking why he hit someone give him an alternative reaction he should use. Sometimes children hit because they want to play with another child but don't know what words to use. It could certainly be something else but you need to give him the words to explain his reaction.

When you see him hit again..talk to him....you may have to guess a little at what caused it but tell him something like "when you are mad/sad/frustrated/want to play you have to tell us with your words what you would like"

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