Hailey and Josie snoozing on the way back from Nashville
Hailey "washing dishes" at the Children's Museum
Trip to TargetWe do not hit Hailey – no spankings, no swatting her hand, no light swats on the butt, nothing. We do not hit each other. We do not hit the dog or the cat. So, where in the world is my child learning to hit????
For Hailey, it’s becoming a natural way to emphasize her disapproval; for me, it’s becoming a painful reminder of my failures as a parent. Ok, maybe it’s not that bad, but she is starting to hit whenever she disagrees with a current Mommy policy. She clearly thinks that it’s a game. I put her in timeout whenever she does it, but she doesn’t really understand the whole timeout concept yet. Any advice on how to stem this hitting before we get too violent?
Oh, here are some pictures from the past few weeks. I should have some from our weekend trip to
3 comments:
This is only the first of many bad habits (and eventually language) that you can pretty much assume she picks up at school. Just keep at it. When she's finally old enough to really understand, you will explain it all clearly...and she will get it.
Love,
Dad
Not sure where to begin with this one. That's unacceptable behavior! Keep at the time out thing...she'll get it. I agree with you. Hitting her only reinforces her behavior. She's just trying to test your limits and express her displeasure. At this point, how else can she do it? It's not like she can have a discussion with you about it, right?
Bad news: she's not even 2...good luck with that!
Maybe God made her so increibly cute for a reason. Love the pig tails!
Love - AA & GAA
PS - wait until she goes to school on the bus...she'll come home with a whole new vocabulary!
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