Headbutting

[timtam78]

Max is 13 months and is generally a happy (and cheeky!) chappy. Recently though he's started head butting things when he's annoyed or doesn't get what he wants. Is this just a phase? I've read it can be when they can't communicate it's their way of getting across their frustration. He did it in the bath the other night and hurt his lip a little bit. Does anyone else's little ones do this?

 

[MrsS143]

I've known a few kids who do it
Generally negative behaviour is best to be totally ignored where possible
Although with the bath where it's particularly hard to be hitting against then you might need to intervene

 

[Mrs M]

Just a phase hun! You just need to be strict with him on it. If my boy was on my knee and would do it, I'd put him down at the other side of the room, and tell him no, biting hurts mammy and go back and sit down! He hated it! A week or so of putting him down away from me and soon stopped.

 

[JD.Deedee]

Yes it's a phase my little one stopped doing it now.. The worst I had he woke us up butting me in the face and a couple of days later I noticed I had a black eye because of it haha it's a pain but it does go away again

 

[LaceyKeo]

DS went through this.

Walls, doorframes, the floor...

It bothered me at first until someone pointed out that once it hurt enough, he'd stop.

Until then, I got into trying to put a cushion in the way.

He grew out of it after a couple weeks. Xx

 

[littlemonkey]

Just a phase hun! You just need to be strict with him on it. If my boy was on my knee and would do it, I'd put him down at the other side of the room, and tell him no, biting hurts mammy and go back and sit down! He hated it! A week or so of putting him down away from me and soon stopped.

We never really had head butting but we did have bitting and this is similar to how we dealt with it.

A simple no and moving them out the situation without making too much of a big deal in the best way to deal with it's in my opinion. Best way of dealing with tantrums when they get a bit older too.

 

[Durhamchance]

My little boy has been doing this for a while, he's not a very good talker yet and does it in frustration. I ignore it and he doesn't do it as often anymore.

 

[Lea_photo]

Yup got a head butter here too. DS is two and does this when he can't have what he wants, is told no etc. we try to distract with anything else going on. Sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Upsetting to see.