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How do I get my child to stop hitting, pushing, and pinching other children during play?


My daughter is 2 years old and my husband and I can't seem to break her out of her habit of wanting to hit, push, or pinch other children. I notice, that everytime I've seen her do it, it's not out of meaness. I know this becuase she's laughing and smiling. She's not upset or mad at all. She gets so excited during playtime that it's like she doesn't know what to do wither herself, so she'll hit, push, or pinch. It's frustrating for my husband and I because it is upsetting the parents of the children she does this to. We have fussed her, talked to her calmly, encouraged her to say "I'm sorry", put into time out over and over again, told her it hurts others when she does it, etc. Nothing is getting through to her. I'm at my wits end. I'm thinking of bringing her to a child behavior specialist. Any advice?

Posted: 02/20/2013 by klm721

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