My 20 month old son occasionally bangs the back of head against the wall and then laugh hysterically. Just this evening, he clunked his head with the sippy cup. Again, he thought it was the funniest thing, especially when I reacted with a smile. I'm assuming that this is typical toddler behavior that will pass. Thoughts?
My daughter used to do that. We would strap a bike helmet on her when she did it and that would piss her off. We would just talk to her and tell her if she is going to hit her head she is going to wear a helmet. It didn't last long. Even thought they are little, they get it.
lol that's hilarious yes my baby girl did the same thing she is now ten months and will still do it now and then. but not as much she used to do it so hard that every time i put her to sit and play with her toys i always put a pillow behind her and that works great also with her highchair i put a cushion she seems to do it when she is exited or board lol it will pass
my son does it too don't sweat it. he bangs his head and if it hurts he hits his head where he just hit it. go figure
My grandson went through a period of this, at about the same age, as I recall. Kids that age are acutely aware of other people's reactions, and a smile, a look of surprise, a gasp of horror, can all be intensely amusing and/or empowering. If you steel yourself to simply ignore the behavior, it will probably fade over the next few weeks. BTW, my grandboy is completely normal, and caused himself no injury.
ive been in day.care for 10 years (infants to 2 yr olds)now i am a stay at home mom of a 10 month old who does the same thing. just ignore it and give it no energy. he will stop. i have seen kids who do it out of anger, which can be scary and thats something different
. but its normal in my opinion. he just wants a reaction. keep up the good work mama!
HI! I think Peg has a point.
I banged my head as a child, and rocked back and forth, in bed or even when standing on the corner waiting for my mom to pick me up (small safe town).
In my 40's I got Lyme Disease. I went to the best Drs in the East Coast. One was a neuropsychologist. She felt that I may have had a leison in the brain, or slight autism from childhood; [of course by now I had NeuroPsyche Lyme and was definately needing help, which I have, and am leading a normal life now.]
So I would say, Follow Pegs advice for now, but keep an eye on his 'antics', his development, just to be sure all is well.
Nikki
My 17 month old son does the same thing. He likes the reaction he gets.
Judging by his reaction--laughing--I wouldn't be worried. LOTS of little ones go through that. If he were doing it repetitively as a self-soothing action, I might bring it up to the doc, but it sounds like he just gets a kick out of that little jolt--and probably his audience's reaction!
