Head banging 🙈

Does anyone else’s little one bang their head? My boy is 14 months and started purposefully banging his head when he turned 1. It was mild at first and seemed to be his way of communicating he was unhappy (usually did it when I put him down or dropped him off at nursery). We put it down as a toddler tantrum and did our best to manage it. But now it’s a lot more aggressive. He does it all the time. He throws himself back and forwards. It’s his first response when something is happening he doesn’t like, but he will also just randomly hit his head on walls, floors, doors etc for absolutely no reason whatsoever. It’s like it’s a habit now. It is really upsetting to see. He gets horrible bruises from it and we can’t get him to stop. We are in contact with the healthcare visitor, but just wanted to know if any other mamas on here are going through something similar?

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My boy is the same. Honestly, it's heartbreaking, but I'm trying to ignore it if he does it gently and stick my ground . He does it for attention. If you don't respond to him, or if things aren't going his way he walks over to the door or wall or somtimes the floor and bang his head and fake a cry and rub his head while looking at me . I think it's a phase. What I do is tell validate his feeling and say no to banging head and distract with somthing else do share what you hv advice please x

I think it is a toddler boy thing as my little boy used to do it as well. All you can do is manage it as best you can & make sure he doesn't bang his head on anything too hard x

My LO has been doing this too. I addressed it with his pediatrician because we’ve been so concerned and it’s upsetting. Doctor said it’s a common thing toddlers do. Some toddlers do it for a long period of time. He also said they can’t cause themselves any harm it just looks unsightly. He also said that this is not a sign or concern for any neurological delays/or behavioral issues in the future. He definitely made me feel better.

My son is doing this but not super hard. If he accidentally hits his head he’ll gently try to do it again and again. He’s now 15 months

my son still does this. he just turned 2. dr doesn’t seem concerned bc everything else he’s on track or advanced. he’s just emotional af

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