Question for parents

well...it's one of bad behavour of mental sometime brought from was born.. I think u'r son need psycolog..ask an expert of mental for cure..ok

My son did this too, he did eventually out grow, now with daughter when she began has tantrum when I'd tell her no, And I had a friend tell me about using a spray bottle of water, I tried it, only had to do it twice, now if she feels a crying fit coming on she'll run to her room and cry in her pillow, she's only 2. I prefer this fit better.

not very easy to do

I have gone through this with each one of my kids. I would not worry too much as he will outgrow this. He is just trying to get your attention. See it worked, he has gotten you all worked up. As they get older they will learn new things to do to get your attention.

It could be that your child is just unable to express himself , but know what he wants. It happend with kids this age and sometimes will disappear once he can communicate his feelings. Otherwise I would bring it to your DR. attention and see what they think.

My son did this also when he was a baby. Hear this. At first we thought its just kinda natural, looking maybe of a bit attention. Little did we know that this is a manifestation of a behavioral disorder. Until he turn 2, he was diagnosed of ADHD? Heard about it? It is a sort of behavioral disorder, a sign of hyperactive. They are not serious mental problems but if left untreated will lead to non-focused of the child to study or things that he does. My son under went theraphy for 6 months and now, it was corrected. My advice, is to seek help of a pedia, and let him assess your son's behavior. Its better to be safe than sorry. Hope I help you in a way.

yeah. my sisters kid would hit his head too when he was having a temper adn my son holds his breath until he passes out cuz he know he will wake up in my arms. its a way of getting attention from you. i read it somewhere that they do it for attention. you just have to make sure hes in a safe area. its crazy. all we can do is hope he grows out of it soon adn make sure he doesnt hurt himself really bad. my sis. says that she has to lay on top of him and restrain him so he wont hurt himself. then he eventually gets over it. youhave to let it ride out. i hope it helps.

i dont have a child who does but my nephew does it and the doctors said its cause he dont like to talk... and thats how he lets you know hes mad or such.. but he finally grew out of it... and hes two now... but yea we were scared he would hurt him self too!

i have a 6 yrs old son now. what i did to him was, everytime i tell him no, i explain it to him why, everytime i get something away from him, i also tell him why. what our kid is doing to him/herself is a way of getting our attention. it is something like "testing their grounds" as to what strategies they can use to get what they want. explain to them every action you do, like why they can't have this, or can't go there, or can't buy that. and don't belittle your child's understanding, coz they are way smarter than we think! that's what i did as soon as my son started interacting with others, around 4 months i think. and also, if he start hitting himself, just tell don't do that coz you'll get bumps and then you ignore. ;) happy parenting!

I have 5 kids and one right now is that age. They all have done it, including the 14 month old. But they grow out of it. I never worried about it, unless he had a toy in his hand, then i took it away. But they do eventually grow out of it, and smacking themselves in the head or the stomach isnt as bad as it looks, their little hands dont have enough strength to cause damage. They will grow out of it, I promise. When they arent hitting themselves anymore and hitting siblings, lol, you'll wish they were back at that age.