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Hitting
Read all 9 responses: "Recently, my 10 month old son has started hitting himself . ... Thanks everyone for your great suggestions. You've certainly given me enough to ... My now almost 3yr old son smacks hisself, upside his head usually. ...
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- My son tried this too a couple of times. Whenever you see him doing it, get on his level and firmly tell him no, while holding his hands. Tell him it is not okay for h...
- my son also started displaying similar behavior around 10 months old. It seemed to be a temporary experiment with a way of showing some frustration or unhappiness. H...
- Gently press his hands down to his side, look into his eyes, and firmly say "no." Stay calm.
My Baby Scratches Her Head
She had absolutely no other symptoms just scratching and hitting her head! This probably isn't the case with your daughter but I thought I would share this ...
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- My now 9 month old used to do that a lot too and she's grown out of it. Even though she does tap some of her toys against her head. I think the open hand hitting is ...
- Has she had any problems with her ears ? Is she fussy at a certain time of day ?My son started that when he was about that age and we finally found out his ears were b...
- dry head scalp!!! lol my lil one does the same thing, but he has a dry scalp and forehead, we started using head and shoulders dry scalp shampoo in the shower and putt...
4 Year Old Hitting Self
My four year old has started hitting himself in the head when he gets mad. ... Your little guy, like all little kids, is learning about coping-with life, ...
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- Hi A., Hitting himself is an extreme behavior. We are all, by nature, self preservers so hitting oneself is usually caused by some sort of outside interference. My...
- I believe John Rosemond touched on this in his book Making the Terrible Twos Terrific. It didn't apply to my kids, so I don't remember quite what he said. The book i...
- why is a 4 year old needing to have an out on frustration or anger? What is going on in his life that he even feels this? Most habits are learned habits, or they hav...
Toddler Hitting
If he is laughing at you then no isn't effective any longer maybe you could say quiet hands, we don't hit, quiet body, not okay, not nice, etc. Change your ...
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- Hi there, My son does the same thing. We say no firmly with a serious face while holding the hand he hit with, and then use the same hand to touch our face nicely ...
- I am not experiencing this yet but my son is almost 15 months so it may come soon. I would first change your wording and maybe reaction. If he is laughing at you then ...
- I can relate. My just turned 19 month old is a hitter and has been especially hitting this week. This week he's turned to not just hitting me thinking he's funny, bu...
16 Month Old "Hitting" at the Gym
When I get there she is happily tapping the kid on the head saying "baby, baby". ... Your child is "normal" because hitting is a phase most kids go through. ...
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- The gym isn't overreacting; they have a responsibility to maintain a safe environment in which they provide care. Now, your child probably isn't going to hurt anyone ...
- I took my son out of gym care, because I was not happy with the staff. They just didn't seem to care or console him when he was crying...they are really just there to ...
- I'd say your daughter is too young for the daycare at the gym. I agree, those workers aren't usually trained day care workers and they don't run good "control" on the ...
Head Banging
She hits hard enough she looks at me and says ow, my response to that usually is , well dont hit your head or how did that feel. It may sound mean but they ...
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- My oldest went through this for a very long time, longer than normal. He was very advanced but could not communicate the way he wanted to and would bang his head out o...
- He's not going to hurt himself. Mine did the same thing at about 12 months, and it went on for about 3 months. At the end he would veeery gently bang his head into t...
- Sometimes it is hard when they are that young because they can not voice their fustration. I know because i have a son also who does that sometimes when he is mad. I t...
Out of Control 3 Year Old
2)Hitting is never, ever ok. You have to just keep drumming this into your son- ... "Now, I am sorry I had to pour that water on your head, but you weren't ...
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- 1-2-3 Magic is a good book. It takes some practice using the method, but it is effective (you can master it within a couple of days to a week). Your reward chart is...
- Hi A., I would say getting your son's father on board with the same diciplining tecniques as you are doing is key. Boys respond well to structure, even though they...
- I would suggest the following books: Smart love by martha heineman pieper and william pieper, unconditional parenting by alfie kohn and how to talk to your child so th...
Stop Hitting, Don't Hit, It Hurts When You Hit
... the other boy picked up the toy and hit Brody in the head with the toy. ... After a few times of being put in the corner, the hitting incidents were fewer and ... But if you don't mention it to the parents then when your child hit's ...
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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...
Head Banging
Head banging is usually a "self-regulating" behavior. This means your child is unlikely to hit his head hard enough to seriously injure himself. ...
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- Head banging is usually a "self-regulating" behavior. This means your child is unlikely to hit his head hard enough to seriously injure himself. He knows his threshold...
- Yes, it's normal for some kids. Our pediatrician had heard about it, and my kids were nice enough to show her! He'll stop doing it eventually.
- Hi T., My son was also a "headbanger". I had read a bit about it (mostly things that are in Lillian's response)and I decided it was a comfort thing. Whether it was w...
13 Month Old Likes to Hit
sometimes hitting is a learned behavior and other times it's jsut a childs .... is what our son was imitating only he ended up head butting when he did it. ... Basically, put your son in a chair saying, "This is time-out for hitting. ...
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- A., This is learned behavior. Who knows where it comes from, however, he is really not to young for time out. He won't really understand the concept at first but ...
- i have heard that basic sign language is a fun and useful way to teach babies to communicate before they can speak which also gives them something else to do with thei...
- I agree with a lot of these answers. Of course hitting is sometimes fueled by frustration, etc. However, it should not be ignored, especially if your son hits his pare...
