How do u tell ur 9 and 3 year old not to hit a pet?

Question

thanks 4 the help. i don t want them to hit. it is not ok. they could do some thing and i don t want themto do it to any one else or other pets.

Answer 1

spank their butt  

Answer 2

I have a 4yr old and 2yr old as well as a 7yr old miniture chihuhua...I just tell them to be gentle and to play nice with her cause she is the baby and we need to be gentle...they seem to understand good cause they play with her and run with her, she jumps and licks their faces and my 2yr old hugs and kisses her but does it softly...the dog has never cried or yelped...but I would probably smack them if they did hurt her cause she is so tiny and helpless and has never been hurt before. She was very very sick as a puppy and we have spoiled her rotten :)  

Answer 3

My 2 yr old knows not to hit the doggie. Here's what I tell her:

That hurts doggie

If you are angry, go hit the angry pillow.

Seems silly, but I was at the end of my rope- she was hitting, biting, pinching and scratching ME, even drawing blood. One day, I told her to hit the pillow instead and she did it! I ilke that we use it to help her identify her feelings, which is hard for kids, and teach her where it's appropriate to vent her anger- in her room.

Answer 4

tell them to stop or they will get a time out, take away toys or stop them at the moment and tell them no

Answer 5

first off, are YOU or anybody else in the household hitting your pet? (this includes smacking it!) If so, your children are learning to do this very same thing! In order to get them to stop hitting, the adults (or older children) must "get a grip" on their behavior first!

If no other person in the household is hitting the pet, I suggest you let the 9 yr. old know that IF he/she hits the pet, there will be a consequence/punishment for it (i.e. take away a favorite game/ tv/ toy for 24 hrs.; no playing with friends that day; writing a report on why hitting is wrong, etc.).  For the 3 yr. old, I would issue a 3 minute timeout and after the child has had the timeout (I prefer to have my 3 yr. old either sit in a chair in the corner or sit on his bed: this is NOT toy time or talking time!), I would then explain why hitting is not an acceptable behavior.

Hope this is helpful!

Answer 6

Hit them when they do it. Trust me, they will get the picture. If they don't like being hit, why do they hit animals? Just show them that you should treat others like you would like them to treat you. They will catch on very quickly. Good luck. :)

Answer 7

You may say, they are different than us, but they also feel bad when you hurt them. Imagine that someone hurts you, wouldn't your body in pain?

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Answer 8

by not spanking them!!!! spanking children is a lazy form a parenting.....it teaches them to hit other people and animals..put them in time-out take there stuff away..or get creative..take them to a zoo and show them how wonderful animals are and that they should be respected..