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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't need to punish him. Punishing is the wrong focus. 
If he throws food, plate goes away. Natural consequence. If he hits, you both need a break which means he needs to be in his room: he can be loud there, that hurts nothing. Follow up with a normal pleasant interaction, because you've had your break and are ready to try again. Yes it's repetitive,  because he's 2. This phase passes.

BTW, it sounds like he needs more exercise and attention. Take the kid to the park, cone home and read a story. [/quote]

He gets SO MUCH exercise and attention. We go outside to parks everyday, even when it's cold. When it's absolutely impossible I take him to indoor playgrounds and run him around. He gets read to for over 1-2 hours a day (because he loves it and we rarely say no when he asks for reading). Pre-school teachers say he is well behaved at school - does engage in boundary testing behavior when he is bored but he actually listens to the teachers when asked to stop. [/quote]

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