Need help with my toddler!

Canada
November 19, 2009 2:19pm CST
HI all its been a while since i posted on here! I have a 2 year old little boy that is constantly hiting and throwing his toys at people. I really dont know what to do with him! Any advise?
5 responses
@kezabelle (2974)
23 Nov 09
Personally if it was my child they would be simply removed from the situation for 2 minutes they would lose the toy if they did it a second time aswell. My friends son is 2 and he is so nasty to my 3 yo little girl he hits scratches throws things pulls her hair the list is endless and my friend sits by and just watches him do it, so now I tell him off i pull him away from my daughter take the toy off him if he was using a toy to cause harm and yeh he screams and crys but he has to learn you cant treat people like that my friend is slowly copying my example and her son is getting better. It will pass but only if you are constistant so choose the punishment and stick with it every time he does something he shouldnt, good luck cos its no fun really xxxxx
• United States
23 Nov 09
tell him firmly NO. put him in a corner or whatever you prefer for punishment and then put the toy he throws on a lil vacation (basement, locked up ect) until he can break this habbit. Or you could also take away all the toys that are hard or could hurt if you throw them at someone or something. So limit him to say stuffed animals or the alike. Good luck! this phase will pass.... & then you'll be dealing w/ another "phase"
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
21 Nov 09
hmm well i guess it is natural for toddlers to do such thing. My son, also 2 years old now has the habit of doing such especially when he gets upset. i try my best not to get mad at him but instead i try my best to show him and explain to him that such behavior will not be tolerated. But i do not spank him nor shout at him.. i realized that is part of a phase that they all go through.. just be patient, sooner or later he will have that out of his system:)) my daughter who is now 5 years old when through that phase as well, she even cry out loud and throw things at people but when she reached 3 years old she eventually stopped.
@Jae2619 (1483)
• United States
21 Nov 09
I myself am in the same boat with my 2 year old little girl. My son never did this but my little girl, is horrible at it. She's thrown wooden blocks, baby dolls, cars, heck name it she's probably thrown it. She's a hard headed little one and taking things away doesn't do any good for her, as she will just go find something else to throw. What we've done for her, is when this happens, get eye level with her, and tell her no, throwing is bad, make her sit down in the spot she's at and that's her time out. If she crys, whins or screams she still has to sit, once she's been good and quiet for her allotted time, usually only 3 to 5 minutes. She must get up, go over to anyone she hit, appology, and give hugs. So far this has started to work, as she's throwing things less. It's been a big improvement.
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
19 Nov 09
I only know what I would do..after making it very clear to him this behavior is unacceptable I would tell him that if he throws them, he loses them. I would take them and put them in a box or a tote. the first time and everytime. He gets to try again later or the next day..He's only 2, so he has a very limited attention span and memory, but he's old enough to begin understanding cause and effect, he's been practicing that since birth. Good luck..whatever you decide to do, stick with it and do it every time. I love 2 year olds that are truly some of the coolest people on the planet.