How To Handle A Toddler Hitting Without Yelling, According To A Parenting Coach

If you've been on the receiving end of a toddler slap recently, listen up.

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

One thing they never tell you before becoming a parent is that at some point in their formative years, your little darling will turn around and belt you one.

They might even do it a few times. Much to your delight.

It’s hard not to take it personally, but hitting is often a young child’s way of communicating how they feel when they don’t quite have the words to express it.

As a result, they smack you – or they whack their sibling. Perhaps they’ve hit another child at nursery recently, too? (Cue you feeling like a terrible parent.)

So, what........

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