06/19/2026
The one thing you need to know is to be curious and to wonder… hear me out.
Most hitting isn’t cause and effect; most times children are reaching out saying see me; this is what I’m feeling; help me.
Children didn’t have the words or the executive functioning to verbalize when something is wrong. But they can show you their world; you can feel their dysregulation, their anxiety, or their pain. You can feel it so you can fix it.
1. Be present
2. Acknowledge that their body doesn’t feel right.
3. Offer a hug or item of comfort
The more that your child is shown wonder and curiosity, support and love; the more they will feel felt safety and the hitting will decrease.