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So he is mostly nice with the others in the fam., but he only hits our mom. He doesn't really hurt her, but still I don't like it, I said something about it & they act like it is nothing. She isn't mean to him, she says ingnoring it is best, but I just don't like it. The prob. is, you know how females of the world are like, don't tell me how to raise my baby.
 
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My nephew is going through a similar phase at the minute but it's only me or his mum that he hits. What does my head in though is when he does it my mum laughs her head off not realising that all it does in encourage him.
 
Dis86 said:
My nephew is going through a similar phase at the minute but it's only me or his mum that he hits. What does my head in though is when he does it my mum laughs her head off not realising that all it does in encourage him.
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My dad giggles when he does something wrong also, my sister tells him he should stop it encourages him, but he still giggles at him.
 
Two years old is very young, remember that. But hitting should never really be considered acceptable. You'd need consistent and clear discipline to stop it, but it sounds like some of the people involved dont really mind.
 
Edrof said:
Two years old is very young, remember that. But hitting should never really be considered acceptable. You'd need consistent and clear discipline to stop it, but it sounds like some of the people involved dont really mind.
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I am not sure how to handle it, some people say catch his/her hand, say we touch nicely & guide them by doing it for them.
 
Typical 'terrible twos' as all. It will pass. Just need to make him understand what he's doing is wrong. Like others have said.. just stay consistent sit him in a corner somewhere for a few minutes, he'll get the message.
 
You need to nip this in the bud because your American Mom will grow up to think hitting is normal behaviour and start doing it herself.

Oh wait .....
 
At two and three years old they don't quite get the idea of right and wrong yet and are still learning, my three year old has started to understand that hitting is wrong and she even puts herself on the naughty step when she does it and realises she's been bad.

However go back 3 months and she really didn't understand that hitting wasn't nice.

Get him into nursery, honestly I noticed an incredible change in our daughter when she started to play with more kids and not just those at the child minder.
 
I think every little one does it around that age. My little boy (3 in February) occasionally tries doing it to my brother and all you do is tell them off! Simple as that.
 
I'd take action now. It might be acceptable to some people (like the family members that you mention), but it won't be acceptable to everyone, like when he goes to school.

This is why children are so poorly disciplined these days and behaving like they're on crack. People can't get the basics right at a young age and children don't know any better when they're older.
 
My two and a half year old niece was hitting her mum for a while, it was usually out of frustration when she couldn't properly communicate something or had been told no. My brother and sister in law firmly told her off whenever she did it and it has pretty much stopped now.
 
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