I worked at a daycare & we told them no thank you, that's no okay. or no thank you, that's not nice. Something along those lines. and take their hands and rub one on top of the other and say nice hands.

yes but in that since she will see "hey I don't like it so obviously mommy doesn't like it" .

@dennisbaby,

I smacked her had and always used a firm voice. after a couple days she never did it again. and yes there is always timeout

i smack/flick her hand when she touches things she's not supposed to. I don't think it's cruel. But in that instance I don't like that I'm "hitting" her and telling her not to hit.

My son did this. I tried time outs and spankings... nothing worked. We went through this stage for a few months and then he would stop and then we would hit another terrible episode. The older he got the more we started punishing by taking his favorite things away when he was bad. It's worked well as he is getting older

I sit my son on the bench and he has to sit still and quietly for 3 minutes before he can get off. It's hard when they are younger but just be consistent with telling her no hitting and when she hits you take her hands and put them to her side (softly) and tell her no hitting. eventually she'll get it

honestly if my 18 month old step daughter did it I'd pop her butt and stick her in time out.... however this is the time they have to start learning right and wrong... it sternly tell her no I've tapped the hand and said no before to. they need to learn what that is it might take a while, but don't allow her on your lap after she does it. I'd ignore her if she throws a bigger fit but don't react negatively or in a hostile manner.

some people might find this cruel but it worked, I slapped my daughter's hand when she did it to me, (not to hard) but after a coupl days she stopped and has never done it again. but if you do it like i said not to hard but enough to get your point across and follow it by a "don't hit" or something . because it's not okay to hit .