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I recently posted another topic about feeling like something just isn't "right" with my toddler, and I will be talking with our pedi about that soon. However, in the meantime... what in the world do I do with this behavior? He goes into these fits of rage, where you can't pick him up, can't walk away, can't hug him, can't talk to him, can't ignore him.... My main goal becomes keeping him safe, because he thrashes all over, and doesn't seem to care that he's banging his head onto walls/floors/furniture.
He's not really verbal at all, and I feel like most of this is frustration... but I cannot stand the constant hitting. And I do mean constant. Some days, it's like one 12 hour long fit. He even wakes up in the middle of the night, and will throw an hour long fit, that involves hitting me, kicking me, and pinching me. I'm out of ideas on how to deal with this. We try to hold his hands down, and keep telling him "gentle touches", or "hitting hurts!"... but nothing helps.
How do I teach him that this is not okay?
He's not really verbal at all, and I feel like most of this is frustration... but I cannot stand the constant hitting. And I do mean constant. Some days, it's like one 12 hour long fit. He even wakes up in the middle of the night, and will throw an hour long fit, that involves hitting me, kicking me, and pinching me. I'm out of ideas on how to deal with this. We try to hold his hands down, and keep telling him "gentle touches", or "hitting hurts!"... but nothing helps.
How do I teach him that this is not okay?
