Toddler hitting help!

I’m in the same boat, when he hits I say we don’t hit mummy we have kind hands, get his hand and stroke my face or wherever he’s hit. If I’m playing with him and he does it I stop playing and move away from him. With throwing I take the toy off him that he’s thrown and put it where he can’t reach, he doesn’t do it anywhere near as much as he used to but will still occasionally hit or throw x

In the exact same boat- I had an Incident Report on the nursery’s app yesterday because of it 😩😩 They assured me it’s perfectly normal at this age- they’re really starting to explore boundaries and they tend to have a big developmental push which can make them ‘act out’ as their brain is processing soooo much at this age! I think my LB sometimes does it if he’s over stimulated as well as a way of dealing with that tbh. I’ve been trying to teach him ‘kind hands’ as someone else mentioned, and also redirecting him where possible so he doesn’t hit/throw repeatedly. Here’s hoping all our little ones ride out this phase fairly soon! 😅

Not quite the same, but my daughter often tries to kick, predominantly when on the changing table. We really emphasise that kicking people isn’t kind, then proceed to ask about what things are kind (kisses, cuddles, high-fives, smiles, etc). State the bad thing, then move on to the good thing/the corrected behaviour. I have no clue if it’s right or wrong, but I’m really going hard on the ‘kind’ section. And remaining hopeful 🙏🏻🤣