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What to Do When Your Toddler Is a Hitter

We talked recently about what parents can do if their toddler bites people, whether out of curiosity, frustration, or a need for attention. While some toddlers bite for those reasons, others may turn to hitting. A slap across the face from a toddler probably won’t hurt as much as a bite on the arm, but it’s still pretty mortifying, and it’s a behavior you want to try to curb as quickly as possible