Headbanging and biting
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Topic: Headbanging and biting
Posted By: nztui
Subject: Headbanging and biting
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 7:15pm
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My 2yr old has been a headbanger since she could pull herself upright and does it when she gets really worked up. Biting also has been a big thing on and off for the last year or so, and I've had success getting her to stop biting me at least. The real problem I have is that when she doesn't get her way or has a tantrum she smacks her head against whatever is in sight or bites herself on the arm. Both she does very forcefully which is awful to see (obviously I try and get to her before she hurts herself but toddlers are so quick to react that's not always possible)
Specifically we're at a loss at the moment how to deal with 'naughty' behaviour and have tried time out but that doesn't work and only means she starts hurting herself in her room smacking the door with her head until she's crying even more from the pain. Has anyone had any success dealing with this? I'm completely stumped and getting more and more concerned at this behaviour. I make a huge effort to avoid these situations occurring, taking away obvious problems and distracting where possible but DD is fairly strong willed so that doesn't seem to cover the half of it these days. |
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Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 7:52pm
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We had this today- DD bit her leg when we left the playground because she wasn't listening. It's the first time it has happened with us. ------------- http://www.thebump.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=UBB&utm_campaign=tickers"> |
Posted By: nztui
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 9:37pm
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I guess it's like everything else, a phase huh?
I hope it's not the start of something for you |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 9:45am
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This may or may not be relevant but worth letting you know http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Factheadbang.htm - head banging fact sheet ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: nztui
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 1:11pm
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That is interesting to read AandCsmum, thanks :)
Makes me feel good about not giving DD processed food etc. |
Posted By: Disco
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 7:24pm
| great read on the food additives, thank you for that. my DD is also biting :( |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 09 February 2011 at 7:35am
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Thomas is a headbanger - he'll be 3 soon. Seems to do it when he's sitting quiet and needs some comfort. He doesn't eat processed food. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Pinkygirl
Date Posted: 19 February 2011 at 9:10pm
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My DS is almost 2 and he started the biting thing a few months ago, however when he went near our arms etc and we knew he was going to bite we use to say to him "blow raspberrys only as biting hurts me." He sooon learnt to blow rhaspberrys instead of biting and have not been biten in ages plus he doesn't give us heaps of rhaspberrys anymore so that phase is almost over. Also whe he was doing the rhaspberry thing sometimes you could feel the teeth so uesed to remind hi to blow rhaspberrys on us.
Re the head banging thing, I had this happen to me while I was shopping for towels, all of a sudden he would just bang his head against the ground and think it was funny. Sorry don't have any advice on the head banging thing. |
Posted By: Kermit457
Date Posted: 02 March 2011 at 8:47pm
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My daughter (28 months) has been biting and headbanging for quite some time now, and we seem to be on top of it. With her it always came from anger. With the headbanging and biting herself we just completely ignore it, we ignore her and the tantrum until she calms down (or is clearly trying to) and then she gets our attention. If she bites me though it's completely unacceptable and I pick her up immediately and shut her in her room (I tell her why I'm doing this). She continues to perform but I only leave her there a short time (less than a minute, I don't like not being able to keep an eye on her). I open her door and ask her if she's ready to say sorry, and she usually does straight away and come in for a cuddle, and kisses it better. On the odd occasion she'll be defiant so I'll just leave again. I don't have to do that much, and it's working for us for now.
Good luck! |