16 Month old.

My 16 month old is is a character he is funny smart , and loves attention. Theres only one problem he is very aggressive, I don't know how to handle it. He hits animals and kids, no matter what age, it seems to be when ANYONE has my attention. I don't know where he got this from, any ideas on how to try and stop this before he is a bully on the playground lol.

Quoting jessiee.:" My 16 month old is is a character he is funny smart , and loves attention. Theres only one problem he ... [snip!] ... I don't know where he got this from, any ideas on how to try and stop this before he is a bully on the playground lol."

That is very developmentally normal for that age. Just gently take hold of his hand and say "ouch! no hitting, gentle touches" and move his hand to gently stroke your arm to show him what that means.

Quoting Chim Richalds:" That is very developmentally normal for that age. Just gently take hold of his hand and say "ouch! no hitting, gentle touches" and move his hand to gently stroke your arm to show him what that means."

That's kind of the method of been using, I'm worried about him starting daycare and hitting all the other kids , hopefully with a little direction he grows out of it.

Quoting jessiee.:" That's kind of the method of been using, I'm worried about him starting daycare and hitting all the other kids , hopefully with a little direction he grows out of it."

If you consistently correct him every single time, he will probably grow out of it. When is he starting daycare? And they are definitely used to it, kids hit, it's just kid life, don't worry about yours being the only one, haha.