Hair Pulling

[myowneden]

DS is 9.5 months old and started pulling my hair really hard. When I try to stop him, he starts smacking. I've tried saying no & naughty and clapping my hands and I even smacked his fingers which is a habit I don't want to get into. He's seems to know he's being naughty and tries to see how far he can go. How can I stop this so he knows its bad behaviour and without smacking?

[Miaow]

EJ does this also and so far nothing has stopped her doing it - Ill be waching this for suggestions. :fingerscrossed: I hope its just a stage

[sam's mum]

but look at all the wonderful attention he gets when he does this trick!!!

When my son started pulling hair I just moved him so that he couldn't reach the hair anymore and tried not to increase the attention he was getting. It only lasted a week or two and he stopped. He will occasionally run his fingers through our hair now, but would only pull it once in a blue moon.

[Mum2Bug]

Bug used to do this all the time and I've always TRIED not to smack her. One of the things I discovered that worked with her was instead of smacking her hands I flicked her with a couple of my fingers. it stung her for a few seconds but after 10 min of doing this to her (maybe 6 times in total) , I now only have to put my fingers up as if im going to flick her and she leaves my hair alone.

Its the first time in years i have had it this long so the last thing I want is her pulling it out. I do enough of that myself:banghead: