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yes I am going to get my 2 year old to draw me a picture and explain it to me! Is she older, no but only by one minute, they are twins and besides that she is not only hurting her she also hurts me as well as her 18 year old sister and 16 year old brother.

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  • scoop
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    2 year olds don't always have the words to express their feelings, so they express themselves physically. You need to give her the words when she's about to act out: "Say, 'I want my toy back'" Praise her when she does use her words.

    You might want to try a family counselor to help you come up with strategies to deal with her behaviors.

    P.S. smacking will only teach her that hitting is ok when you are trying to get a point across. model using YOUR words, too.

    Source(s): used to be a preschool teacher
  • 1 decade ago

    I had the same problem with my son when he was 3... he would kick, pinch, bite, call me names... etc... and I was pregnant so I didn't want him to hurt the baby. His anger evolved from having a biological dad who was spiratic in his life. and at that age its very confusing for the child. Here's what I had to do. Try it, it may help!

    When my son would try to hurt me I would grab him and sit on the couch with him in my lap, his arms crossed in front of him and i just held him tight. I had to pin his legs between my knees to keep him from kicking me. We stayed like that for probably 5 minutes at a time each time he was violent. Yes they will scream, cry, call you mean and hurtful things but just hold her tight and wisper in her ear that you love her. After a few days he realized it wasn't ok to hurt people and then we sat down and told him if he's feeling angry or sad to come tell us. We told him if he felt like hitting to go to his room and hit his pillow. no other time was it ok to hit anyone. this worked great!!! Good Luck!!

    Source(s): mommy of 7yr old and 3yr old
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Because you don't use proper punctuation. Try clarifying a little bit better. I highly doubt a 2 year old is going to be able to explain much of anything to you, by the way.

  • jas
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    k i read ur other question n apparently (I dont remember these things) i used to do things like that because my mom didnt pay any attention to me n that was the only way i knew to get attention again i was little i dont rememeber but as weird as it is my grandparents took care of me n they would wrap me in towels n rub me n tell me they love me n all that crap (the towel was so i wouldnt scratch n all that) i dont really remember that either but it worked im pretty normal now lol so i dunno maybe she got less attention which isnt alway intentional or noticeable to u but keep working with her kids r hard thats why i dont want to have any

  • 1 decade ago

    take the time to write the question clearly. no run on sentences. don't assume people can read between the lines, spell it out. so write the question properly and people will read and respond properly

  • Because your questions are huge run on sentences...

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