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This is very normal. The best thing you can do is remain calm and upbeat and SHOW him what he needs to do to fix it (whatever the problem is). Even if you have to show him a thousand times, eventually he'll get it. The even better part is that he'll learn that if he has trouble with something, its going to be ok, and he can ask for help with it.

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My brother was horrible about that & it didn't stop until after high school! Now is the time to show him the appropriate ways to take out frustration, or you'll never get a handle on it. My son did it some too (3 1/2 yr) & we pretty much have it 100% controlled now. What we always did was step in immediately when a fit like that is starting calmly tell him no and hold his hands (if hitting) put 1 finger over his mouth (if biting) etc. & try to show him how he calmly do what he wants w/ the toy. If too deep into the fit, we pull him completely away from the sitiation until calm, but do go right back to the same toy to show him how to play 'right' w/ it. Now at 3 he understands more & will lose a toy for the day if it incites temper tantrums & we remind him it's gone & he'll get it back tomorrow if he can play w/o throwing fits over it.

Its very normal and the only reason he gets all physical is because he doesnt have the vocabulary yet to express how mad he is. When he gets mad at his toy this is your opportunity to let him know you understand and at the same time say what you think he wishes he could say. "This darned thing wont work right... hmm, let me try to do this with it and see if that works..." Role play it with verbal and your physical ability to make the toy do what it's supposed to do, thus teaching him how to handle it himself. He's only one year old, it wasnt long ago his only verbal skill was to cry to let you know he needed something. Learning language skills really, really helps with behavior. Just keep talking to him and teaching him the language, it's his best tool.. We all need to be able to vent, and when we cant (even with adults) it can be very frustrating.

He's a baby. It's frustrating to want something and not achieve it.
Put some classical music on and dance...this will soothe his and your minds.
Blessings, S.

One thing for sure with babies - everything goes in their mouth.
You can almost see the thought process as they pick something up and examine it.
"Hmm. What is this? Let's put it in my mouth!"
This is rather alarming for the parents if the object happens to be a caterpillar (or other such yucky thing). My son was learning to slither on his tummy at 8 months old (I was sitting on the floor with him) when he clamped down on my big toe. Startled the heck out of me!
I wouldn't rule out teething (and teething pain can radiate to the ears, too). Some teeth hurt more coming in than others and molars can be very rough.
Play with him and swap out toys. If one frustrates him, swap it out and save it for another day. Two weeks later and it might become his new favorite. It's normal!

It could be nothing or it could be a glimmer of things to come. Usually this would fall in the self regulation department. If it continues and other symptoms start popping up with eating, sleeping, social or other developmental issues, speech/language, then seek an evaluation by an OT who specializes in Sensory Processing Disorder. I would not wait too long to make a determination if you see other things because the earlier the treatment the better.

Encourage him talk to him show him. This is a phase and he will get through it try to distract him so he does not get sooo upset.