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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]commiserating with you OP! I'm the OP of this thread https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1102704.page#24039225, and while it doesn't sound AS extreme as yours, my toddler definitely has a strong preference for dad and was hitting me WAY more than he was hitting my husband. my husband doesn't have a demanding job that keeps him away a lot, but I am definitely the primary parent.

since writing that thread, we opted to completely ignore the behavior. if he hit, we simply walked away without saying anything to him. I guess in your case, if he hit you while you were near dad, you could both move away? anyways, the lack of acknowledgement has really improved his behavior and his hitting is way down in the few days since I posted. I think he was mostly looking for attention, and we were giving it to him by saying NO and being firm, etc. it seemed backwards to me at the time, but ignoring it has totally helped [/quote]

Hi, I was 00:41 poster on that thread who suggested walking away. I wanted to add that as your kid gets older, you can add the words to explain why you are walking away to reinforce the concept that hitting isn’t an effective form of communication for him. Glad you kept trying different things and hope it continues to get better. [/quote]

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