Hitting
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Hitting Head
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on June 17, 2009
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Help! My son who is 14mo old hits his head on purpose! For some reason I can not understand why my son intentionally hits his head (either on a wall, the floor, or a d...
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- It's horrible to see! I know because my son did the same thing as a baby. We would get so scared & nervous and stop him from doing it. We didn't know what to do, then ...
- Our son did exactly the same thing starting when he was about 16 months old (he is now 22 months) to the point of having a large bump and bruise on the front of his fo...
- I had a similar situation this past sunday with a little boy from our church. He thru himself down in the nursery, kicking & screaming & banging his head on the floor....
18-Month-old Hitting
Asked by J.H. from Boston
on November 23, 2009
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My son has recently started hitting me (especially on the face), pulling his dad's glasses off and throwing them, and generally reacting negatively to being told no. I...
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- My son is also 19 months now. He went through a hitting phase (luckily it's over now I think...*prays silently*) He is generally well behaved but IS very "hands on...
- Oh boy its so much fun. My daughter started doing the exact same things at 18 months, shes 25 months now and it still happens, but not as frequently. I did the same at...
- My son, who's 3, went though this and still has his moments. 18 months is still young to thoroughly understand "NO"...so I didn't panic when it seemed as though he ...
Hitting
Asked by A.Z. from Buffalo
on November 10, 2010
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my grandson is in a dysfunctional home situtation when he gets angry he hits himself, why?
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- Just the work dysfunctional home is enough to get him checked. I do not know your situation, but I would have him stay with you until the home situation gets hopefully...
- I'm assuming this is a pretty young child? You said he's in a dysfunctional home situation. When kids are going through a hard time emotionally, they may lack the ve...
- it's his way od "acting out" in that environment. all the best to u
Son Constantly Hitting Little Sister
Asked by E.C. from Eugene
on November 19, 2009
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Help! Son is constantly hitting, pushing, tripping, squeezing, sitting on top of daughter whenever he wants attention for ANYTHING -- hungry, potty, sleepy, wants dvd...
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- Hi E., Keeping in mind that your son is three, while I read several suggestions that would work better when your son is older, here's what I would do for now. 1....
- this is tough and I have a bit of this too. I wonder by saying anytime you hit you will get a time out, may make it still sound like it is OK, as it is acceptance tha...
- E., Two things stick in my mind about your post. First, your comments about timeouts. They do work when used properly and consistently. My son has spent an hou...
Hitting in the Head
Asked by W.A. from Visalia
on March 11, 2008
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I have a 6 year old and he has always had a bit of an aggresive temperment, but lately he is turning it on himself. I guess this is better than on me, but I am not sur...
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- W., It may seem a little dramatic what I am about to suggest, tone it down for his age level. Go to the library and look up cases of head injuries. This will scare ...
- So many great replies I ran out of time to read them but want to acknowledge the great replies - Like Lauren K (Although it worries me that there are other mothers ...
- I also have 3 young boys. I would try showering him with love -hugs, kisses, eye contact - and telling him how much you love him, and it makes you sad to see him hurt...
Hitting Self?
Asked by L.L. from Rochester
on July 4, 2011
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My sweet little beautiful 14 month old daughter has begun this scary habit of slapping herself on her head whenEVER she can't have something she wants, gets frustrated...
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- First, I agree with many of the posters that this could be the start of the terrible twos--early--and that if it's the start of tantrums, there's not much you can do b...
- My son did this same thing from somewhere around 16 months to 20 months (give or take). We didn't know quite what to think either, and did the same thing you are doing...
- LOL! My son does this too. He also throw himself straight backwards and hits the floor, or smashes his head facedown into the floor. I just laugh and tell him he looks...
Stop Hitting, Don't Hit, It Hurts When You Hit
Asked by T.B. from Kokomo
on August 28, 2007
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Wow, I say that all day, everyday. What do I do? My son is 17 months, he hits all the time. We've done time out. We still do time out. He gets down from time out ...
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- Usually kids hit because they have limited vocabulary and/or speech problems. Is he able to talk well enough to get his point across? We experienced the same situati...
- My daughter had kind of the same problem except she would throw things all the time. I turned into a ninja with cat-like reflexes especially at restaurants or the groc...
- Hi T., I can understand what you are going through, our son went through the same thing (and fortunately it is a phase), I tried to follow Dr.s Sears advice on "BITIN...
Advice on 2 Year Old Boy Hitting
Asked by D.M. from Detroit
on November 24, 2008
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My sweet little boy has recently taken to hitting (mainly with a toy not his hands). He especially does this to a friend who I often babysit (the friend is 2.5). I a...
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- My youngest boy went through a hitting phase as well (it seems to be ending now). I read him the book Hands are Not for Hitting, and then each time he was about to hi...
- Hi D., Sounds like he is enjoying the reaction. Hitting has been effective in getting attention. The next time you son hits this boy, go straight to the boy that he...
- Is your son speaking well yet? I'm just curious, but if he's not able to communicate, he may be frustrated, too, because he's at an age where he has desire to speak ...
My Toddler Is Hitting Herself...
Asked by T.T. from Dallas
on July 22, 2007
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I have a 13 month old little girl who has just started hitting herself on her face and head. I am not sure why???? They are some hard hits! When she does this she i...
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- My 17 month old hits herself when she gets upset (told not to do something, usually). She'll either hit herself in the head/face, pull her hair, or hit a wall. We eith...
- We didn't experience this exact situation, but we did have some other issues and we had ECI involved. One thing I learned was that some children need the feeling they...
- My son would bang his head on the floor when he was that age (he is now 4 yrs). He did it when he was mad and I was so concerned but my pediatrician said it was commo...
Smacking a Child an Effective Way to Stop a Child from Hitting???
Asked by M.P. from Provo
on April 22, 2011
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****This is no way an attack or a plead for you to stop spanking/smacking/swatting a child, but me wanting to understand your thinking.*******
Why do you spanking/s...
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- The logic is - if you hit someone, youre gonna get hit back, and it's gonna hurt!
- I typically don't swat my child for hitting someone else. My "look" is enough for them. There is a difference TO ME in punishment vs. attacking/swatting - Spanking ...
- When my kids went through that phase, I would tell them, we don't hit. After telling them we don't hit, that hurts till I was blue in the face, I finally said if you...
