1 Year Old Hitting and Throwing Things

Yes, it is normal for toddlers to go through this stage. i have a 2.5 year old and have worked with toddlers many years. It takes consistent redirection and saying positive affirmations. Such as telling what to do more than what not to do all day because they will try it quite often.. It takes alot of redirection. I mean alot of redirection! Eventually they outgrow it but until then, keep redirecting to something positive and just keep teaching your child the positive things to do.. an occasional no is ok, but focus more on positive redirection. Good luck.. they will outgrow it in time...If they have the desire to throw, give him a ball to throw outdoors.. but it is normal for them to throw things and trying to hit... they are testing

Yes, it's frustration, he doesn't have the ability to use his vocabulary effectively so he reacts out of frustration. Use his ability to understand you to your advantage. Redirect his attention, don't give a thrown item back, and whatever discipline you choose to use, time-outs and then removing him from he situation are good, use the discipline consistently. And don't ask him to stop the behavior, tell him "We do not hit (or throw things) in this house (or "family" when you're out.) And because he has great vocabulary encourage him to use it rather than throw or hit, to "use" his words.

He isn't going to stop overnight, this may go on a couple of more years actually, depending on how you deal with it. Your reaction and consistent handling of the behavior is what will teach him hitting and throwing isn't cool.

I'd say he's just normal. Keep on keeping on. Don't give alternative suggestions. He isn't listening if he's mad, I promise. Tell him no in a firm voice, and make sure he doesn't benefit from the behavior in anyway. Make sure you aren't using the sing song voice that so many parents try to use when correcting toddlers - they aren't really listening to your words, they are more just hearing the tone. Some kids are just more spirited than others. My 16 month old can throw a tantrum like none I've ever seen, and he's my fourth toddler. Let him know it's not ok and he's not going to benefit from doing it; when he's older you'll have more options for him. Oh, and wine after he goes to bed helps too! ;)

This is not strong-willed at one, it's 100% average and normal. All my non-spanking friends have dubbed their kids "strong-willed" (which is kind of annoying since it implies well-disciplined kids are wimps or something). I understand your aversion to spanking, no one likes to do it, but it stopped hitting, inappropriate aggressive throwing, bratty defiance and fits in all three of mine instantly (though my third took a bit more repetition for each offense). If you opt for ineffective methods (easy to detect when behaviors don't change), this will escalate in the next year DRASTICALLY, and then technically he'll pass for spirited and strong-willed -as in tiny terror primed for terrible twos and threes and fours. The book Back to Basics Discipline is loving, EFFECTIVE and great. Keep it on the back burner if you feel your son is becoming problematic beyond your comfort zone despite nicer methods. My third truly was born EXTREMELY SPIRITED. To this day (2 1/2) she's a strong-willed little challenge (and I love her for it). But effective discipline works-even on "those kids".