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[quote=Anonymous]You don't need to make it up to your son. Seriously. He's little, it sounds like this was an isolated thing, he's not scarred for life or anything. Don't torture yourself. We are have shitty mom moments. Doesn't mean we don't try to do better, but it doesn't mean we have to hate ourselves for screwing up sometimes.

Hitting has never been a huge thing with us, but when it happens on occasion, I gasp and look stern and horrified and say something like, "OW. THAT HURT ME. WE DON'T HIT." Then I do some kind of isolation -- like when I had a 3/4yo, we did an "automatic 3" (time out in bedroom -- I was big on "1-2-3 Magic"!) With the 1/2yo, I tended to move away from them, end whatever activity we were doing, and ignore them for a while, which was actually quite effective.

You don't want to hit back, because that teaches that, hey, we DO hit when we get mad enough. You don't want to take it lightly because they might think it's a funny game. Good luck. And if you're in the DC area, maybe try a PEP class -- I have friends who swear by them.

AND DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP! You're a thoughtful mother who is doing her best. We all get frustrated and snap sometimes.[/quote]

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