hitting himself on the head

[TwoBlue]

Hi all

My 15 month old son keeps hitting himself on the head....
He does it when frustrated and mad but also sometimes for no apparent reason.

Is this normal? Will it pass? What should i do?

He doesnt seem to hurt himself but perhaps will one day..... :confused:

Any advise will be appreciated

[razzle]

Hi Tracey,

It might be just because he can iykwim. When Eloise gets frustrated she claps or flaps her arms around in a "I'm trying to clap but my hands keep missing eachother" kind of way. Funny to watch! :p

I reckon it might be just a phase, they don't know any other way to express themselves.

[mumofethan]

it is a thing that some kids do...

he will never do it hard enough to do real damage to himself... this is one better than what my stepson used to do, and what my son is starting to do... and this is head-butting...

they do it when they are fustrated or upset... ethan normally head-butts people which i am trying to stop him doing but my stepson was shocking...

he used to head-butt walls, floors, tables... anything that was near by, and it wasnt just soft stuff, it was bare brick walls, tiles, cement...

most kids will never do it hard enough to do damage other than bruising!

:D

Michelle

[H&B'sMum]

Harry head-butts and hits himself on the head. The hitting self on head, I think is because he is getting good co-ordination of his hands and the rest of his body. He never hits hard enough to do damage and if he does cry, I just tell him to stop hitting himself and it won't hurt. Sometimes he surprises himself on how hard he can hit and just sits and stares as me, I usually tell him he's okay and he goes about his play.

Harry also head butts everything but this I feel is frustration of not being able to express himself. So I usual go up to him and ask him what he wants, he then points or shows me. He also head butts the floor when he's tired so I usually then put him to bed.

They shouldn't do any real damage but if you don't like it try to encourage them (even from a very young age) to show you or to use their words, so they can express what they want.

[TwoBlue]

Thanks guys
I figure you are right and it will pass
I will definantly try to ask him what is wrong when he does it and try and sort it out that way if that doesnt work then i am going to ignore it so he realises it doesnt get him what he wants....

and he has also started headbutting the walls.... joy :o