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For all questions about hitting as a form of violence, e. g. how to make a child stop hitting others or how to explain that it's wrong. If several violent behaviors are exhibited, consider using the broader [violence] instead.

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Pacifism vs. Standing up for yourself

Standing up for yourself doesn't have to involve violence - and certainly in most cases should not. I suppose if I were attacked by someone and had literally no viable alternative, I would fight back …
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26 month old son keeps hitting us when he is upset.

Don't ignore it. Ignoring works okay for some things, but aggressive actions it doesn't tend to work well with. 26 months is old enough to understand that he's doing something wrong, and to be doing …
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How to handle a preschooler who hits?

However, hitting is not the right answer here. Hitting hurts daddy. Instead of hitting a person, when I'm frustrated, I like to hold my hands really tight, like this. … That doesn't always work for us, but it usually helps get him out of 'hitting' mode and into 'solving' mode. …
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4yr old hitting in daycare

Children have to learn social behavior, and one of those behaviors is to work out their problems without hitting. … Your child is not a psychopath, just randomly hitting people; they're doing it because of something they can't handle. Find out what those are, and then use that in your roleplay. …
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How to stop 5-year-old hitting?

In children this age, I've found that hitting usually is a sign that they don't know how to handle a situation, and hitting is their attempt to solve it and/or express frustration. … So #4 it is - hitting. …
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How to make a 3-year-old stop hitting her 8-month-old brother?

In the case of hitting another child, the logical consequence can be as I explained above; it can also be a short break from the play area, a time-out (but importantly not a punishment time-out - a cool-down …
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