What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting: A No Hitting Book for Toddlers (Big Feelings Books for Toddlers)

This book has been a fantastic help for our toddler, aged 2 years and 7 months. It took about two months of reading it before it made a difference but he's not hitting at all anymore. There is a child with a wheelchair in the book and we had a great conversation about how some people need wheelchairs to get around. When he sees wheelchair kids in public he treats them like rockstars and he's excited to talk to them because their wheelchairs are the coolest. Definitely sharing this book with friends.

The book is great. You’re probably looking at reviews for the same reason I was, hoping for a miraculous fix to your toddlers behavior. I hoped it might help my toddler to be nicer to his friends at school. Maybe it helped some, but he is still a mean little tyrant to his teachers and friends. Better luck to you all.

We struggled with hitting in the toddler years. I bought this book to start talking about it at home and then ultimately ended up donating it to the daycare so they can reiterate the themes to the whole class. It worked really well! Very cute pictures and my girls were very engaged in the story! Now we talk about it on a regular basis Which has been helpful.

I really like this book. Gets the "hitting I'd bad" point across. I just feel it is a bit repetative and lengthy. Probably could've taken out 8 pages or so. My toodler tolerated it for the first read through but, I suspect he was bored by the end and will most likely not sit through the whole thing again.

Terrific, not just for kids but also for caretakers on handling those angry moments. I liked that the lessons are repeated in different words and graphics. Our generations are raised a little bit differently. Conversations and techniques around anger changed. I strongly suggest this be given to people who babysit your kids. And that way the children will hear the same language when they’re struggling to get control of their feelings.

Excellent reading book

Good book for kids as they learn to express their emotions. Explains well, and gives the child examples of other acceptable ways to express their anger or frustration. This book has helped my child better handle these emotions, and she even uses the coping mechanisms herself without prompting. It has helped her behavior immensely.

Great book for toddlers or older! I bought this for my 2.5 y.o. and she would request me to read it every night. She would demonstrate some of the techniques described in the book at her own voilition, which was awesome because it showed that a couple methods were 'sticking.' The next step was trying to help her to perform the technique when needed....like when wanting to hit her brother, which is a bit more challenging!The illustrations are beautiful, large, and colorful. There's one sentence that I think is confusing for little ones to comprehend, such as the breathing method you'd use when blowing bubbles or a pinwheel. I wish there was an "as if" in there so it's taken less literally. However, the flow of the book is nice. It goes through situations which might occur, how you might feel, and then the techniques. Love the page that summarizes all the techniques and the 6 strategies in the back for parents. The pages are a slightly thicker than most paperbacks for kids - more durable for sure, which I appreciate. It's written by a child psychologist, so you know it's going to be a book of quality!