Aggressive behaviours in 2 year olds is still "developmentally appropriate"...even though it's not so nice...some 2 year olds are a little more aggressive than others, which sometimes just comes down to temperament...
Like has been said, kids at this age are yet to develop impulse control skills (being able to stop themselves from hitting out) and their speech and language skills are still not that developed...
I think the time out option is great...there's a fantastic programme called 123 magic that is based on the time out principle. It uses warnings (except with aggressive behaviour when a warning isn't really appropriate) and is about reducing the talking and emotion in discipline...
It's designed for 2-12 year olds...if you do a google search for 123 magic, you'll find some details on it (e.g. book, training courses...if you want)...it's a programme I've used for about 10 years (in my work with kids with emotional, behavioural and social skills problems)...and I find it absolutely brillant...
It also really helps kids to start developing (with some support) their impulse control and self-regulation skills...
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