What steps would you mother's take if your child has learned to hit at the age of 1 and you cannot control it?

My son is 1 and he has learned to hit and smack. Ive tried time out for like about 2 minutes and it doesn't seem to work. So could all mother's give me some advice on what I should do to stop before it gets out of control?What steps would you mother's take if your child has learned to hit at the age of 1 and you cannot control it?
It will take time and repitition because that is how babies learn so don't get discouraged if something doesn't seem to magically work right away.





What I would do is this...when he hits say in a firm voice ';no, we don't hit, ouch that hurts'; make sure to use a sad face to get across your feelings and then take his hand and rub your arm gently while saying ';be gentle, nice, mommy likes that'; then do the same to his arm and show gentle again. The key here is not to punish the hitting but ti teach something different. At age one they don't know the difference and they don't understand that hitting hurts you.





Some people would say to hit back to show the baby it hurts but that would not work and would only be confusing. It doesn't work because a baby that age does not have the logical reasoning to put two and two together that when something hurts him it also hurts others. That is why it's ridiculous when people say to bite a baby back when they bite as well. It makes no sense and this is why it's important for parents to learn about child development so they can get a better idea of what their children can and cannot understand at certain ages.





Now remember doing what I suggested will not work right away but you have to be consistent and do the same thing each time.What steps would you mother's take if your child has learned to hit at the age of 1 and you cannot control it?
Ok, not sure if you are ok doing this but I have a friend who's daughter used to hit all the time. They tried everything, the only thing that worked was making the girl hit herself. In other words if she would hit someone they would take her hand and tell her if you hit someone else you have to hit yourself. They did this when she started to bite as well, everytime she would bite someone she had to bite herself too.
Time-outs don't work, children end forgetting why they're there and a 1 y/o shouldn't be in one anyways. What I suggest is modeling because that's the only way young children learn.. Whomever he hits, say ';Ow, that really hurts when I get hit like that'; Then hold his hand and gently touch where he just hit, tell him to remember ';Gentle touches';
Time outs don't work on 1 year olds. The best thing to do is take his hand after he hits and say no, hitting hurts. Be nice. Then rub his hand on your cheek nice. Don't make a big deal out of it or he'll think it's a game. One year olds are not doing it to be mean, they are just doing it for the reaction, cause and effect.
Lavish attention on the victim, whether its you or someone else, and ignore the aggressor. If its you, say ';mommy hurts'; and walk away crying and tend to your wounds. Really over do it.
well im sorry to tell you but young children don't learn self control until 2 they could kill someone and not care(they wont tho)