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[quote=Anonymous]3.5 is such a tough age. They know better, but they can't yet do better when their emotions are running high. I think you CAN just ignore. It will teach her that hitting isn't effective, so she will stop. You can also talk about what TO do when she's mad like that -hit a pillow, stomp, etc. My kid liked stomping - it got the physical aggression out, made noise, and was a little taboo to boot! It wasn't great behavior to encourage, true, but it didn't risk hurting anyone, and the phase only lasted a few months. 16 MO is totally different - just redirect, don't respond, etc. That baby is too young to make a decision to hit, so you can't hope to influence the decision yet. For both, the book Hand Are Not For Hitting was surprisingly effective. I don't know why kids respond to that, but mine did.[/quote]
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