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My 2 year old (28 months) has been sitting on his sister and my lg hits my lb a lot. We separate them. We say "we don't hit...we don't sit on each other because it hurts." We tell him that when she cries (she's 1 year old--16 months) that means that she doesn't like what he's doing, and that he has to stop. He doesn't listen, and this happens a few times a day, but then she also goes after him. She slaps him continuously on the face.
I don't know what to do. We do "time-ins" which is where we bring him close to us and talk to him about how he's feeling. My mom does "time-outs" with him, which isn't working either. Nothing that we're doing is working. We don't like time-outs, but are willing to try them, but they really go against my instincts. We want both of them to feel loved, and of course they need boundaries and rules, but dh and I just don't know what else to do.
My daughter doesn't really understand, since she's still so little, but I do think my son is starting to get that he's not supposed to hurt his little sister. Do you think he wants attention? Agh. Please help. We can't even walk into the other room. We have to have hawk eyes!
Any advice? Thanks.
I don't know what to do. We do "time-ins" which is where we bring him close to us and talk to him about how he's feeling. My mom does "time-outs" with him, which isn't working either. Nothing that we're doing is working. We don't like time-outs, but are willing to try them, but they really go against my instincts. We want both of them to feel loved, and of course they need boundaries and rules, but dh and I just don't know what else to do.
My daughter doesn't really understand, since she's still so little, but I do think my son is starting to get that he's not supposed to hurt his little sister. Do you think he wants attention? Agh. Please help. We can't even walk into the other room. We have to have hawk eyes!
Any advice? Thanks.