Speaking French to children

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Hello all, I have searched the forum for any previous discussions of this topic with no success. I am seeking some advice from french speakers regarding common french phrases with young children.

I am spending time with 2 to 3 year olds in a caring capacity and I am wondering if there are more common/colloquial was to say things like 'no hitting' or 'please don't do that'.

So far I have been saying things like:

on ne fait pas ça

on se calme

tout va bien

ne frappe pas

Ce n'est pas bon

Any advice would be much appreciated.

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I hear a French friend shout "Ça suffit!" about a million times a day at her kids...

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As a native French speaker (and a teacher) I’d say that:

On se calme!

On frappe pas les copains, ça fait mal!

Doucement!

Gentiment!

Ça c’est non!

Fais attention!

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Our house sounds a lot like this. Also a lot of "j'en ai marre!"

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Gentle correction 'j'en ai marre'

Arrête - stop

Arrête de faire des bêtises - stop doing silly things

Arrête de taper ton petit frère (ta petite soeur, etc)

Sois gentil avec ... (be nice)

Allez, ça suffit maintenant (enough now)...

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Thank you so much everyone, this is super helpful!

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“Manger des vers et mourir.”

Oh wait, that is what they say to you ...

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Isn't it the other way round ?

Comme 'manger les pâquerettes par la racine' ...

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Ca c’est la française québécoise!

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I wouldn't wish to my worst enemy hearing French every day, let alone little children

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ahahahaha oh yes, so much harsher than Swiss German lol

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Qui?