My dd goes through phases when she will hit me (only me, never my dh) and I will say "We don't hit" to which she'll reply "But I want to be bad" (I don't know where she got this, I have NEVER called her BAD, but she picked it up somewhere) or she'll just growl at me like a little animal.
OR if I say "Please don't do that, it hurts mommy" she'll say "I want to hurt you"
Now I'm very pleased that she is so aware of her emotions and all, but what do you do?
I tried the "It's okay to be angry but it's not okay to hit" when she's angry, but this is like a game to her, it comes out of nowhere and she's not angry or anything.
What do you guys think?
OR if I say "Please don't do that, it hurts mommy" she'll say "I want to hurt you"
Now I'm very pleased that she is so aware of her emotions and all, but what do you do?
I tried the "It's okay to be angry but it's not okay to hit" when she's angry, but this is like a game to her, it comes out of nowhere and she's not angry or anything.
What do you guys think?