Care and Feeding: What to do when a 2-year-old hits a 3-year-old?

My daughters, ages 2 and 3 , generally get along but when it comes to sharing, the 2-year-old hits or pulls hair in an attempt to get her way.

How do I intervene in a way that improves and supports their relationship? My layperson-armchair-psychology take is that the two year old is hitting because they are younger and don’t feel like they have a non-violent way to assert themselves.

Maybe this year you just do less. Let them use the yard, but have your son and daughter do all the work.

Ask them to help prepare your house ahead of time and ask them to bring all the food and drinks.

Don’t take that away from them just because their parents are being ungrateful or lazy.