18Month Old Started Hitting

Sorry, I don't have an answer for you, but I'm hoping you can help me. My son will be 18 months on the 24th, but his biting, pinching, and hitting is out of control. I've tried so many things and nothing is working. What did you do to get your son to stop biting? My 3 yr old daughter has bruises up and down her arms from him biting her! I'm faster, so he hasn't actually been able to bite me yet, although he has tries. I'm going to keep an eye on this post to see if I can get any help too. Good luck!

I think he is definitely testing you and checking his limits. That being said, 18 months is a bit young for 'time-outs.' I'm not saying that you can't let him know what is right and wrong, but if time-outs are such a problem right now, you may want to try redirecting his behavior. With a child this young, they often do not connect the time-out with the bad behavior, but if he has to be removed from a fun activity, playing with his friends, or dinner then he may begin to understand that those actions are not desired. I would guess that most of the acting out is to get attention, and it sounds like it is working! Good luck!

Honestly sounds like he is acting his age. At this age it is so hard for babies to express their self because their mouths won't work as fast as they think (they understand way more than they can express) so they resort to being physical like biting or hitting. Also with the toddler table, maybe he is getting up because he feels left out, try letting him sit with Mom and Dad to see if that is the problem or maybe he has ants in his little pants.

For the hitting, look for the little kid books along the lines of "Hands Are Not for HItting." They're perfect for this age. We went through this and have a collection of "No hitting!" books. :) (And, for what it's worth, our 8-year-old no longer hits ... unless it's his sister, of course!)

Also, start rewarding any time he has good behavior. If he sits for one minute, give a reward -- can be a sticker, a new crayon, whatever you think he'll find motivating. Make it super easy to earn rewards so he gets the message right away that if he sits or stays in a spot, it's a good thing.

grab his hand and firmly say no if he tried again put him in time out. use a high chair where he cant get out

time out - you cannot try to control his behavior in time out, you just have to ignore him. If you are putting him in a chair for time out that may be the problem. Try a specific corner that is his time out corner and only use it for that. Frankly if he does not eat, take his food away. If he is hungry, he will not act out at the next meal. As to hitting, if he is with a group of boys who are hitting, he is l.ikely to pick up that behavior. You are tyring to teach him not to hit - If he hits, time out corner until he can say sorry - If he screams, it is until he stops and says sorry.