Tips to Get 2 Year Old Son to Stop Hitting Me.

Show him "soft & gentle". When he hits you, in a firm, calm voice, tell him "It is not okay to hit Mommy." Then take his hand and have him gently touch you and say "You need to be soft and gentle." This takes some practice at first, but he will soon catch on. I worked in daycare for many years, and this worked well with the kids. I started this with my son (18 months), and he understands what it means. I tell him "soft and gentle" (sometimes just "gentle"), and he gently touches my arm. Time outs don't work on my son, b/c he usually just sits in time out and plays. He doesn't understand what it means. No matter what you do, stay consistant. If you are constantly changing methods of discipline, he will be confused and nothing will work. Good luck!

I highly recommend the book The Pocket Parent. You can find it on Amazon. It has positive approaches to bad behaviour and has just about every situation covered. I recently read this book and it is helping us tremendously.
Another good one is Have a New Kid by Friday....it's currently a best seller I think and can also be found on Amazon. These two books are the only ones that I have read that are super easy to follow and offer simple options that work. Good luck!

My son did this for a very short time. What we did was tell him " You are going into your room until you can tell mommy you're sorry" and we'd put him in his room with the baby gate up. He'd scream and freak out and then we'd hear him screaming "SORRY" really mean. So I'd go to his door and say "Spencer, I need for you to calm down so that I can tell you something. You may not hit mommy or anyone else. That behavior is unacceptable. I know you're tired, but you need to use your words and tell me nicely that you are sorry." If he said sorry nicely we'd let him out. If he continued freaking out and throwing the tantrum, we'd leave him in his room until he could calm down and just go tell him every so often that we loved him, but he must calm down and be nice before he could join the rest of the family.
This is such a hard stage, I really feel for you. I have a 9 month old little boy too and I'll be going thru it again soon with him.
Good luck

I have twin boys that are 3. One of them tends to act out in this way more than the other. We use love and logic and it has saved my sanity. they have books and classes you can take. I also put him in the baby bed in time out to remove him from the situation. He hates being away from everyone else in his room so this is a great deterant. I have also found if my husband spanks him, it makes him that much more angry and defiant. We try to give him positive ways to get out his anger.. I have even told him he can hit the couch or the mattress on his bed and say I'm mad..

if you are in your home or in the car and he hits you, take a water pistol and zap him.

Get down on his level, grab his hands, hold tight if he begins to struggle, then loosen your grip when he stops struggling, look at him directly in the eye, tell him, "You are not allowed to hit Mama." Be firm, be direct. Repeat it to him several times.

This is what Supernanny does, and it worked with my son.

This does really work! I have 3 boys and my sister has 2 one of her boy's was really bad about this until I grabed his hands looked him in the eye and said DO NOT HIT MOMMY! So if it doesn't work for you get a family member to try!

Get down on his level, grab his hands, hold tight if he begins to struggle, then loosen your grip when he stops struggling, look at him directly in the eye, tell him, "You are not allowed to hit Mama." Be firm, be direct. Repeat it to him several times.

A must read is "To Train Up a Child." It's less than $5 and is short too. Seriously, I HIGHLY encourage you to read it. Their website is nogreaterjoy.org. Your son will learn to be obedient and cheerful through their application of training children! Basically, they'd say to give him a calm little switch on the hand (with a little wooden rod or something) every time he hits you. Be loving and completely calm. The switch won't even be enough pain to make him cry, just enough discomfort to let him know that hitting M. in the face hurts. =) Be consistent and cheerful!
Making a child be secluded alone in his room creates more distance between him and you. The family is supposed to be close-knit.
And yes, after the little switch, show him what it means to be gentle as another M. suggested!