https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:17:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895610 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:55:04 +0000 Elizabear 2895610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course he will! Every kid (and adult) is working on something :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895605 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:29:59 +0000 Tionn3 2895605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Elizabear: I started doing that with block building. I've also started doing things like gentle hands and demonstrating what that looks like. I really hope that with consistency he will just grow out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895503 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:25:04 +0000 Elizabear 2895503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe you can practice taking turns. Pass a toy back and forth saying my turn and your turn and and when he gives the toy to you praise his "sharing". Maybe that would help him to learn that taking turns means you do get it back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895449 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 23:22:27 +0000 Tionn3 2895449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crazydoglady: That is good to know it is normal. I've just been having flash backs to my own little brother. He would and bite other kids when we were growing up. One year he got called to the principal's office 16 times in kindergarten. It was hard on my parents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895430 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 17:57:16 +0000 crazydoglady 2895430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: First of all, while this sucks, it is ABSOLUTELY normal. Hitting means that toddlers are frustrated and haven't developed impulse control. When my son would hit someone else, I would make a big scene about consoling the other person. When he would hit me, I would tell him hands for being nice and would ignore him if he continued. But,honestly, the thing that did the most was time. My son once threw a chair (and broke it) and smacked a little girl in the face for telling him I was there to get him :sad: . Now, he's a kind 4 year old who doesn't hit anymore. It just takes time and maturity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895426 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:15:26 +0000 LadyDi 2895426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 18 month old started hitting too, but it seems like he does it when he’s overly excited or would up.</p> <p>Anyway, no good advice but here’s a recent thread with some good suggestions!</p> <p><a href="https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/addressing-aggression-in-young-toddlers" rel="nofollow">https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/addressing-aggression-in-young-toddlers</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895425 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 15:52:07 +0000 Tionn3 2895425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd also add that he is fairly verbal. He's got well over 60 words and communicates with us frequently. Although when he is frustrated we have to remind him to use his words. He even started saying the word " hit " the other day, and that freaked me out a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/18-mo-old-hitting#post-2895424 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 15:50:38 +0000 Tionn3 2895424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 18 month old son has been hitting over the last 2 months. It kind of started innocently, where he would kind of wave his arms while we were holding him and he'd accidentally hit us. Now he is purposefully hitting my husband and me in the face. He hit our friends kid yesterday 3 times, The first time he ran up to him, gave him a hug, and then swatted at him, another time it was with a toy rattle. </p> <p>When he hits us, it's because he is frustrated, or doesn't want to do something. Sometimes it seems like he does it to push boundaries. When it was with my friend's son it was a territorial thing, or it was over a toy. He was going through a "mine" phase the last couple of months too. I really don't know what to do. So far all we do is grab his hands and say " NO! Hands are not for hitting, hitting hurts". I've started to praise him for hugs " Hugs are good, hugs feel good". Yesterday when he hit my friend's son I took him out of the house and told him the hands are not for hitting slogan. </p> <p>What else should I be doing? This really sucks. I don't want my kid to turn into a jerk. He's going back to daycare on Wednesday ( they were on summer break for 2 weeks) and I'm so scared I'm going to get calls from the daycare to pick him because he is hitting. He wasn't like this at all in the infant room. He'll be in the 18 month room and I think there are 5 other kids in that room. I'm definitely worried =[ </p>