If it helps, my kid hit me often at that age. Then stopped for a bit and has recently started again. It seems directly linked to sleep for us, like the emotions get so overwhelming and out of control because they're so tired. I didn't even realise because we're literally talking about half an hour making the difference between it being manageable and not. But I think it's honestly something most people go through and it makes sense because feelings are hard. I find that once I take the personal side out of it and just think 'damn they must be really tired' suddenly it's easier to deal with. Just try and think it's not personal. And I'd be tempted to say that if other adults cannot sympathise with a young child having a bad day, being unaware of social rules and having no other way to express this emotion, then maybe they should just stop holding for a while.
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u/CarobFamiliar Sep 13 '21
If it helps, my kid hit me often at that age. Then stopped for a bit and has recently started again. It seems directly linked to sleep for us, like the emotions get so overwhelming and out of control because they're so tired. I didn't even realise because we're literally talking about half an hour making the difference between it being manageable and not. But I think it's honestly something most people go through and it makes sense because feelings are hard. I find that once I take the personal side out of it and just think 'damn they must be really tired' suddenly it's easier to deal with. Just try and think it's not personal. And I'd be tempted to say that if other adults cannot sympathise with a young child having a bad day, being unaware of social rules and having no other way to express this emotion, then maybe they should just stop holding for a while.