https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:26:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2922558 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:49:56 +0000 cake2017 2922558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: that’s great to hear! I am glad it’s improving! It’s also good you are aware when he is more likely to do it! That helps with prevention at some point! Thank you for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2922554 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:40:06 +0000 Tionn3 2922554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He still talks about hitting, and he still hits us, he just turned 3 this month. I will say that the dialogue has somewhat changed, and I think it reflects his understanding that hitting is bad. He talks a lot about how "it's not nice to hit", and will often tell us about how other children have hit him, " X hit me and it was not nice, I cried". Yesterday he asked if he could hit his stuffed animal, and I told him "No, hitting isn't nice, that would make bunny sad". He has been hitting us less and less. It happens on 3 occasions. 1) when he is having a tantrum and is angry, 2) when he is overtired before bedtime and starts to become hyper 3) when his father and I are having a conversation and he wants attention. We have been working on him with appropriate ways to get our attention, and showing anger/frustration. I waffle between being worried and not being worried. I feel like the overall direction has been positive and is improving. Plus his preschool says he doesn't hit at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2922506 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:25:38 +0000 cake2017 2922506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping this because we are also having this issue- did it get better? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2919387 Sat, 03 Oct 2020 19:37:24 +0000 turquoisemama 2919387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: Sounds about right to me. My 5.5 yr old says stuff to or about her little sister when she’s upset or mad. Just today she said she wants to pick up something very heavy like the night stand and drop it on her. She also regularly says stuff like “I’m going to hit her”. She never actually acts though. I usually just respond with something like “I can’t let you do that” or “That sounds like a scary feeling, thank you for letting me know so I can help you” </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2919311 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:10:35 +0000 Tionn3 2919311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: These are great, thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2919300 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:09:26 +0000 DesertDreams88 2919300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe he is sensory seeking. My son is. He LOVES all phsyical activity. Google "heavy work" / "proprioceptive input" and try to incoprorate as much as possible. It will help cut down on undesirable behaviors. </p> [attach=5393/20/qhegvy.400x600.e3b5a45aa9aa71fbd8d6aadad9892450.png] [attach=5393/20/qhegvz.463x600.heavy-work-play-ideas-for-autism-sensory-processing.jpg] [attach=5393/20/qhegw0.456x600.53f91ee9440a86cdc175b384017a3afc.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2919296 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:01:39 +0000 nwm 2919296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, this sounds pretty normal to me too. My kids say...a lot of stuff. "Toddlers say weird things" feels like it could be the title of a chapter in a parenting book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2919295 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:54:08 +0000 Tionn3 2919295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: That made me chuckle. I hope his first day was a success ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2919294 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:26:02 +0000 erinbaderin 2919294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This sounds pretty normal to me. My four year old headed off to his first day of kindergarten with the announcement “I am going to try hard not to hit anybody.” </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-says-weird-things#post-2919293 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:28:57 +0000 Tionn3 2919293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been teaching our 2.5 year old that hands are not for hitting since he was 18 months old. He was hitting us quiet a bit for what seemed like no reason. Over all he seems to be getting it. I can see that he is starting to understand that it is not okay, and I have seen a huge reduction in hitting. He still gets "rough" when he is overly excited, like with horse play with his father, or when he is not feeling well, but you can tell he's not doing it intentionally. The preschool has not said anything to us about him hitting or pushing other children.</p> <p>However...he likes to talk about hitting and pushing. I don't know if it's normal. Sometimes he will ask me " Mama can I push you?" or "Mama can I hit you"? We tell him very clearly " no, I don't like that, we don't hit our family or friends". He never hits us after we answer him NO. Today he told me "sometimes I like to push you" and I told him " I don't like that, we never push". Later I caught him singing about how he pushed another kid at school. Is this concerning? Or is this just a normal toddler working through life lessons thing? I have read elsewhere that when toddlers start to learn impulse control you will see them say things like " no hit" before they hit someone. I feel like this is similar to that but I'm not sure and I have nothing else to compare it to because I only have my 1 son and don' have a lot of experience with small children. </p>