Hands Are Not for Hitting Board Book

I purchased this book for my 22 month old who has learned that hitting is an "effective" way to get his big brother's attention. My son is fascinated with this book and obviously gets the message. We have a few other books from this series and love them.

I bought this book because my 2-year-old little girl was hitting me on occasion. We read it together, and she loved it right away. We read it a few times a day for several days, and I noticed a difference in her behavior from the get-go. If she hit or if she looked like she was going to, I would just tell her, "Hands are not for hitting" just like the book says. I would say her hitting decreased by well over 90% within a few days. Now, months later, she very seldom hits. When she does we pull this book out again and read it together. Anyone with a small child who hits should try this book.

My 3yr. old loves this book. As we read the book, he acts out all of the correct things to do with hands (hugging, helping, shaking). When he gets angry and wants to hit--we remind him of this book and he calms down.It is simple enough for a child to understand and gets right to the point.

This book is perfect! Great illustrations, very easy to read and easy for children to understand. Very to the point, hands are not for hitting but they are for playing, washing, hugging. Wonderful!