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She always waves "Hi" at the other hands. I bought this for my 2 year old. I totally recommend this book. She is still hitting, I think she is still a bit young to get the concept, but we are working on it. She isn't a big talker yet, so her frustration comes out with her hands. She loves the book, especially the page with lots of hands on it.
We have a few other books from this series and love them. 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.
how about waving." has worked every time (so far) that i've used it. The trick of asking, "what are hands for. keeps my 2yo from hitting her 8mo sister. we like another book in this series, Germs Are Not For Sharing (no, i'm not a germ-phobe, my 2yo just liked the illustrations), and this one is great, too. I like the tips at the back for cooling off when angry.
My 4 year old loves this series of books and we refer to the text often in conversation with her to remind her of the important lessons. Repetition is a good tool for teaching kids to remember important lessons. This book does a good job of repeating that hands are not for hitting, and also suggests what hands ARE good for (holding hands to cross the street, etc).
We have to read it frequently but it helps my toddler to address her feelings and her frustrations without hitting.
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