Eli has always been a lover, but he's recently developing his fighter side too (much to Owen's dismay!) When you take something from him that he shouldn't be playing with, or if Owen takes a toy that he really wants, his new thing is to start slapping. The upside to the slapping is that he uses the same hand gesture to pat us on the back when he hugs us or to pat our legs when he wants to be picked up. That part is super cute... we have to work on the less-than-cute slapping in the face. Any advice?!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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We're in the same boat with Zeke. He thinks it's funny to hit himself in the head to entertain people, but recently it's developed into slapping things or faces when he's mad. He'll do it and then look at me like he wants to know how I'll react so I tell him no, but I don't feel like it's totally working. I wish i knew how to help him process his frustration differently. If you find something that works, let me know!
Beth,
One of the things I've done with is as Anna is slapping us we catch her hand, tell her "no hit" and then rub our cheek with her open hand saying "gentle touches". I'm pretty sure she understands, and it's easier to correct her during play then when she's upset or mad. Of course she might decide to start slapping again in the future to express her frustration, but for right now, she gets it. Hope that helps.
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