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Is she doing this in her preschool/daycare class? It could be that she’s bored, especially if she’s very smart. My friend is going through the same thing and they’re moving her kid up to an older class
18 month old FIGHTING 🤯
My daughter is 18 months. She’s funny, goofy, happy and SUPER smart but there’s one problem she has. She likes to FIGHT. She slaps, pushes and pulls the hair of other kids her age. Most of the time it’s not even over a toy or anything she just does it randomly. This behavior started very recently and I’ve been saying I don’t know where she gets it from but I remember that her father has hit me in front of her a few times when she was younger (I left him for good last August). She was very young when she saw these things but I’m wondering if she still remembers it and if that’s causing it? Anyway how can I get her to stop? It makes me very sad Bc she’s Otherwise a very sweet baby. . I’ve tried popping her hand, time out, taking away snacks and early bed times and nothing seems to be working. I’ve even talked to her and tried to explain “hugs, not hits” and that still didn’t work lol. I haven’t seen other kids her age act like this so I don’t think it’s normal behavior. Pls help me 😭😭
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First of all don’t blame yourself, they go through phases.Second of all, toddlers at this age do not understand being reasoned to, so hugs not hits wont make much sense to them. They’re very black and white at this stage, either no or yes. I would suggest taking them away from the situation when it happens and saying no very firmly. Not a true timeout, but the start of one.
It's probably normal, even if you don't see other kids doing it right now, but it's good to nip it in the bud. Remove her from the situation for a time out right away. Delayed punishment like changing bedtime is too far separated for her to understand. Popping her hand isn't a great solution because then it's a mixed message -- you can smack, but she can't. It's going to take a while to get results because she's tiny and doesn't have good impulse control, but stay consistent and she will figure it out, promise.
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