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    Here's a laugh! Apparently my 8 month old is a "typical only child"

    @nw82 I also want to say I am sorry if I came off as judgy of parents of kids who hit! That was not my intention!
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    Here's a laugh! Apparently my 8 month old is a "typical only child"

    @nw82 Have you ever looked into Janet Lansbury’s podcast Unruffled? She has great insight with hitting but is not a punishing parent. She says if your child is hitting the parent and no one else they are pushing at your boundaries, testing them. Sometimes this means they need you to be more...
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    Here's a laugh! Apparently my 8 month old is a "typical only child"

    @nw82 This is true! Stressors are also a huge factor. Parenting is a big part in my example specifically, though. The mom of the hitter spanks, does time outs very liberally, makes the kid apologize before he is ready, etc. I have no doubt she loves him, but she had a poor example growing up...
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    Here's a laugh! Apparently my 8 month old is a "typical only child"

    @nw82 To be honest my only child is WAY better at sharing than one of her friends who is from a multiple child family. That kid hits and pushes because his sister always steals his stuff! Then again her other friend who is a sibling shares graciously. It is the parenting that dictates the...
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