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My nephew liked it- and reads it regularly. Lets just say he does it less than before, but I think the time outs have helped curtail hitting his sister the most. The book is short and sweet, but its very durable, especially for 2 year olds that easily tear pages. Did it stop the hitting.
My son needed "Teeth Are Not For Biting" and This I bought this for my daughter. The entire Best Behavior Series is awesome. It's a different, but effective way for a parent to discourage negative behavior.
In essence, this entire Best Behavior Series is absolute perfection. For a few dollars, you can end the trouble before it become an awful habit. I purchased two copies of Hands Are Not for Hitting for toddler cousins in our family who have discovered that they can become the center of attention when they start hitting people -- not to mention each other when the mommies get them together. The books say just enough on the subject matter to get through to a child, but gives some fun-to-repeat lessons that can be easily memorized.If your toddler has started to hit (as they all do) you really should buy this book.
My 2.5 year old son loves this book and hasn't hit another child since reading this book on a regular basis. My son recently got into the habit of hitting other kids during play groups so I was frantically trying to find books that reinforced the fact that it isn't nice/kind to hit other kids. Great reinforcement of good manners/good habits.
I bought it for that reason and started reading it to my son whenever he would hit one of us. However, I wish it would have said "Hands are not for hitting, they're for." on every page instead of just some pages. This book is good for reading to your child when he/she starts to hit. It seemed to work because he's not hitting anymore.
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