Hitting at daycare

[luckyval]

Hart (who just turned 2 yo) is hitting at his new daycare - like, a lot

He's been there about 5 weeks now and 3 weeks in he started hitting and biting. We've had 2 instances of biting, but the hitting has been the constant problem

The other kids are pretty good natured and well behaved, so I don't think it's that the other kids are being aggressive or bullies. But the trigger, according to the DCP, is if another kid gets into his personal space.

It's an odd trigger, as this is something I've never seen or heard of being a problem for him.

We've recently tried bribing: giving him talks on the way to DC about hands to ourself, using our words when we're mad and reminding him that, if he gets a good report then he'll get a treat at the end of the day.

That worked for a couple days, but the DCP provider said it's become an issue again.

He's really verbal, and we talk about using your words if your upset (and this is something I've seen him do around other kids). But he still feels the need to hit at DC. This is rarely a problem at home

So, with all that laid out there, any suggestions, advice?

[ivilla]

What are they doing at DC to solve his hitting? Are you putting him in Timeout

[luckyval]

We put him in time out consistantly, tell him why he's going to time out at the start and then repeat and ask for a hug and apology after

DC also does time out

The time outs and rewarding good behavior seemed to be working and we've regressed this week with more hitting and a biting incident today.

Any other suggestions? Loss of privileges, is that even feasible at this age?