Can someone please tell me what to do with bossy 2 year olds that have discovered hitting each other and other people and ME? Not hard I mean just not nicelike. When I say stop they don't they may even hit harder or pull hair or hit me. Then I'm in such shock cuz it's totally out of their nature and I don't know what to do. Where did they get this from and why does it come and go so erratically? Time out doesn't work bc I'll say "You're going in time out if you keep hitting" and they LAUGH AT ME or do it again. Then they will actually go sit in the timeout corner on their own and hit their own hand or arm. Spanking or hitting is just doing the same thing I'm telling them not to do, not that I don't believe in discipline but it's not the response to this, I know. Explaining why it's naughty behavior does not work.They're two. Most of the time they're so good. What up wit dat?

Calgon...take me away!