Recentally my 8mos old little girl has been hitting me in my face and laughing. I will tell her no and she will do it again and still laugh. I know that she is not old enough to understand that she is hurting me. Is there anyway that I can show her that it hurts when she hits me??
I would say she is doing it out of excitment. 8 months old is far too young for her to comprehend "hitting" and "hurting".
She probably likes the sound, and 'O' shape your mouth makes when you say "no".
Maybe you can try to condition her by putting her own every time she its you for a minute, also you can do other touching when you are face to face and get her used to that.
This is very normal for the age :)
All three of my children did this same thing. I don't believe that they are at an age to be reasoned with, so I would speak to her is a soft voice saying no, that hurts, and hold her hand or arm down gently toward her waist. I would just keep correcting her each time she does it and then distract her with something else to do. I would not react strongly b/c it might encourage it.
the little girl is 2 yrs old. but she is very aggressive. i would suggest. that you find a disciplinary method that will stop her from challenging you ... because that is what she is doing. do not hit her back because you are trying to teach her you cannot just hit people.but i know @ times you may want to tap her.however you choose to discipline her you have to be consistent with it until she learns what you want her to know. just remember she is 2 and her mind is @ a point were you can mold it the way you want. you just have to be consistent with everything.
Gently take hold of her hand, smile and say something like "don't hit mommy, ouch, that hurts". She'll get it after you've gone through this routine several times. It might even take a month. You just have to keep letting her know she is hurting you. My 9 1/2 month old went through this. Now he grabs my nose, and I just make sure I keep his nails clipped while he's learning not to grab my face.
Reward good behavior, ignore bad behavior. Show her that you will not give her any attention, if she hits you. Watch that no one else is rewarding this behavior by laughing or anything.
I have a 19 month old and when she was younger she used to pull my hair, I used to show her by pulling her hair just enough so it hurt her a little not enough to really hurt her and she stopped, maybe trying something along those lines will help. I don't know if that was a mean thing to do, but she seemed to get the picture. I love my little girl and at that age time outs you couldn't do so when she did hurt me I would do it to her and say to her this is how it feels it isn't nice to feel like that so please don't do it to mommy or nobody else. I have had her around other kids that hit her and she won't do it back or initiate it because of the way I tought her. I don't think it was mean of me so if you don't think that it is mean give that a try. i also showed her that rubbing my cheek and me rubbing her was nice and that when you hit someone it hurts and that isn't nice. please let me know how things go.
My daughter did this around the same age and another mom shared with me to teach her what "soft and gentle" was. It can be as simple as showing on your arm, or pet, what soft and gentle is. When she was not soft or gentle remind her with eye contact and that serious voice, soft and gentle, be nice. You can show her what soft and gentle touch feels like.
good luck
Hi A. :)
I think, especially given that she is laughing about it, she is enjoying your reaction. What I would do (and have done with my own girls pretty effectively) is that when she does it, firmly look her square in they eye with your best look of displeasure, say "No!" or "No hit!", and then put her down and walk away for about a minute. Do this *every single time*, she hits you to be consistent. I'm not sure she'll understand about hurting people for some time, but this will give her a strong, non-violent message that you don't like it.
Good luck! :)
R. Z
