Yes, some kids hit, but. . . .
That was an excessive amount of hitting. Catelynn should have held Nova's hand and said, "We don't hit. Don't hit. No." If she continued hitting, Catelynn should have put her in timeout.
shareRight?? I was thinking the same thing. Like I get that kids that little don't listen for nothing a lot of the time but Catelynn is so inconsistent (well, non-existent) with discipline that Nova doesn't take her seriously.
shareI worry that April is using physical discipline when Nova is with her. Nova learned that hitting from somewhere. She doesn't have other siblings in the house and she's not in daycare.
shareLMAO what! That is a bold accusation. Do you have any kids or know anything about them?! Children hit not because they learned it from someone its because that is the easiest way for them to communicate their feelings when they don't have words yet. Some kids just hit more than others and some don't hit at all. But biting, hitting, throwing themselves on the floor screaming in a tantrum these are just how kids communicate and its up to the parents to correct the behavior. I would never go as far as to say seeing a child doing these things is because someone is being physical with them. Catelynn just needs to get her butt in gear and discipline that child better. I know a little girl who is a year and a half and she literally smacks the crap out of her mom and her mom just calmly and very nicely says oh no we don't hit like its some cute game. Its ridiculous. Grab that childs hand and say NO we do not hit. Hitting is not nice. And proceed to try and communicate back asking them what is it whats wrong and try and figure it out with your words to show them that we talk with our words not our hands. Cate doesn't seem to understand that if she doesn't correct that behavior it'll get worse. But she isn't very motivated to do much anyways..
shareYes, I have 3 daughters and they never hit. They occasionally squabbled over toys, but we were always firm but gentle settling disputes.
A child might strike another out of frustration, but the relentless hitting Nova was doing is very concerning. Catelynn should have spoken to her, restrained her hand, and put her in timeout if she continued to hit.
I agree, I never dealt with hitting from my son ever. I realize some kids might try it, but for it to be consistent is strange and probably had to have been learned.
share"But biting, hitting, throwing themselves on the floor screaming in a tantrum these are just how kids communicate and its up to the parents to correct the behavior."
This. I can promise you that I've never thrown myself on the floor screaming to get my way, but my 18 month old uses this method very consistently despite the fact it doesn't work. It just is something a lot of young children do on occasion. It's definitely not a learned behavior though.
My children never hit either. Definitely a learned habit.
shareDefinitely not a learned habit. My 4 year old never once tried to hit, but yet my 18 month old tries as well as tries to poke eyes, bite and pull hair. I know she didn't learn that from anyone in my house, and since she's with me pretty much 24/7 I can safely bet she didn't "learn" that from anyone. It's just something that some kids do and some kids don't do. It's amazing what a little bit of actually discipline will do for that behavior though.
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