How do you explain to a 2 year old that you don’t hit other people?

It’s not easy to feel transformed into a punching bag for your heir. However, have you noticed lately, when he’s so small, so cute and smells like unicorn fart, Jean-Eudes also has an annoying tendency to put cakes on you. Or worse: he gives it to his peers.

Yeah, let’s not panic: it’s normal that it does. But just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it should continue. We give you some little tips that can help you make him understand that no, typing is not something you do, no but oh.

What to do when a child under two hits us?

What’s tricky here is that one might think that children don’t understand much of what is being explained to them. Yet it is false! Même si le cerveau d’un enfant est surtout émotionnel avant d’être rationnel — ce qui veut dire qu’il comprend ce qu’il ressent, et non ce qu’on lui explique — il comprend nos émotions et ce qu’on lui He says. Simply, the deciphering method is not yet acquired, and the immaturity of his brain does not allow him to grasp all our words and explanations, and to act accordingly.

However, at two years of age, children are at the age where they understand, without necessarily being able to apply, what it is permissible to do or not, and what the immutable rules are at home. Of course, they are fully learning and it is up to you parents to keep these rules without deviating from them.

To try to teach your child that typing is not something you can do:

• When he hits you, look him in the eye, without smiling, and tell him firmly (but without anger) that no, no hitting, it’s forbidden.
• Don’t hesitate to verbalize, to explain why we don’t hit: it hurts, it hurts, it’s not pleasant, and when you hit it makes you cry, it’s scary. She explains again and again.
• Stay straight in your boots, on your stands, and show your child that it’s a non-negotiable principle, every time a shot is given: never let anything get through. Repeat over and over that typing is not acceptable.
• Lead by example: if you type it yourself, you are giving a signal that it is something that has been done and that it is acceptable. Remember: guys, do as I do, not as I say.
• Connect with her other parent. If one reacts one way and the other reacts another, we won’t get out of it. Establish among yourselves the rules to implement when it happens, so that the reaction to the act is the same.
• If your child strikes out in anger, because he’s faced with frustration and doesn’t know how to express himself except with gestures, take the time to tell him that you understand his anger and how he feels. That it’s normal not to be happy, but that even when you try all this, you shouldn’t hit them, because it’s forbidden.
• Once everything has been said, that the child has seen your reaction and that hitting is not a good thing, show him an alternative to hitting: a hug, a caress… Take his hand to show him that no, don’t hit, it hurts, but you can hold your hand or stroke your palm, it doesn’t hurt.

Learning

If your child keeps typing, that’s normal. It is a learning process that takes time and can have failures and setbacks. Nothing is certain, everything is under construction. The main thing is to remain steadfast and direct about what is acceptable to do or not, without deviating from it, setting a good example.

And if not, if he really puts too many cakes on you, you can also take him back on maternity leave with your return voucher, you never know, on a misunderstanding, it can work.

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