How to stop a child hitting you?

How to stop a child hitting you?

[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

I will need abit more detail to reply to you. How old is the child? What are the situations in which he/she hits? Is there any aggression in other settings? If the child is in school, how is that going? Does the child have friends? How does the child relate socially? Are there any other behavior problems?

[marpa]

Thanks for answering my question. I am teaching in a K5 level. I have a boy who is 6 years old. It is difficult for him to control impulsiveness and asks for permission to do the thing. When he wants to do something and we try to stop him, he start shouting and hitting us. We grab his arms and feet, when he is tiered we let him to sit and talk we him. He know that we will never hit him and in that way he always finish talking and doing what we want he does. Thank you for you help If you need more information please ask me.
Marpa from Colombia.    

[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

There must be a systematic behavior management plan to address this sort of behavior. At the least sign of aggression he should be placed in time out for about ten minutes. Use a timer to track the time. Start the timer only when he is seated and quiet. Now, in addition, he should be evaluated by a mental health profesional in order to determine if he displays emotional disturbance. It is likely his condition does not fall within the normal spectrum.

[Gumby001]

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