Hitting (and any of that type of ‘inappropriate’ behaviour) can be difficult whichever side you are on – either the parent of the child who is hitting or the one who has been hit.
We chatted about:
Why Children (and some adults) do this!
Emotions and how they affect children’s behaviour.
Cause and effect – ‘if I do this what happens’.
How children are attention needing and that this can drive their behaviour.
Children laughing when they’ve hit you...and why??
How to respond when a child hits.
Looking for triggers and pre-empting when it might happen.
Working together with nursery to help with the situation.