Anyone else have an 11mo head-banger?!

Christine - posted on 07/21/2010

Christina, I can tell you right now that your son understands you. He may not be able to vocalize it, but one year olds understand A LOT! Don't ever kid yourself that babies and young children are some dumb little creatures that could not understand what is being said. That is a load of bull that someone perpetuated when they decided that comprehension is equated with ability to talk.

Christine - posted on 07/21/2010

Both of my daughter did/do this. My oldest broke herself of it when she decided to throw a tantrum on the driveway...yea, that was unpleasant but she never did it again. My youngest does it on the wall or chair cushion. He will outgrow it and don't be so concerned. He may bruise, but he will not hit his own head hard enough to give him brain damage or anything.

Jani - posted on 07/21/2010

Our family listens to heavy metal however my son hasn't learned how to headbang yet ;). Seriously though, I recall reading about it in What to Expect so it must be a relatively common issue.

Nykesseia - posted on 07/20/2010

Oh god.. yes, my son is fearless! he is 11 months and runs full speed into everything. He will throw his self back. He will headbutt you no matter what. He will have a fit if he doesn't get what he wants. He is the only child and he knows it. He trips over his own feet because he trys to walk as fast as possible. Then when he falls, he will come over and hit anyone who saw it. When he hears music his little head will move to every beat. He is a funny little guy with his own personality. It's fun to have him around!

Naomi - posted on 07/18/2010

my little girl is the same if she gets in a mood she goes crazy really frightened she will hurt herself get worried about being on my own coz if she has a tantrum they last ages and she will be happy one min then just go into a rage x

Erica - posted on 07/16/2010

my son just turned one yesterday and he's been head banging since b4 he culd even do teh army crawl but he does it out of excitement

Sara - posted on 07/12/2010

Its like my one yr old girl has her terriable 2's! She will bang her head on the floor, throw herself around and when she gets hurt, she cries even louder. I just let her cry it out she comes to me when she done.

LaWanda - posted on 07/11/2010

Your not alone! My little man is always falling all over the place! Trying to find out how to do things by himself! He wont let us help him, in one day he got 2 little black eyes, he bit his lip, and had a bruise on his forhead! And he don't even care, of course this mama did!!!! They just are trying to see how far they can push themselfs :)

Jolie - posted on 07/11/2010

Im laughing because this sounds all too familiar. My boy just turned one and has started throwing little tantrums - will just throw himslef backwards and cry and other times when hes just playing he will sit and bang his head into the coffee table- just for the fun of it?! crazy little things arent they!

Christina - posted on 07/11/2010

no you are so not alone!! my one yr old just started about 2weeks ago with the temper and crying and nothing works.. so now... what i do i know he is tired when he does all of this is i make a bottle and tell thim if he excepts this he goes down for a nap.. i know he does not know really what i am saying but 9 times out if 10 he takes the bottle and he will go down for about 2 hours and most of the time he wakes happy.. and some times i will take him out side and the tends ro calm him down as long as we stay out side,,

Rebecca - posted on 07/10/2010

My 1 year old daughter does it too she also sits against the wall or bench and bangers her head and laughs I'm not fussed she's not getting hurt and i'm sure she will grow out of it

Katrina - posted on 07/10/2010

Yes my son does it too. Headbutts his cot, people the floor anything when he is overtired but always seems to think it is funny!

Tianna - posted on 07/09/2010

my son is doing this too, and he does it once when he's mad then does it 2 more times for fun? and then cries cuz it doesnt feel good

Amanda - posted on 07/09/2010

Yes!! My son is such a happy go lucky little guy, but he does the exact same thing!!! My husband was worried, but I am sure it is just a phase ( although I will be mentioning it to my pediatrician at his one year!)

Shalaina - posted on 07/06/2010

My son does it when he is mad, accidentally bumps his head, and just for the fun of it! Mom told me to ignore him but if I give him a firm no he stops.

Nikki - posted on 07/06/2010

my daughter flails all over when she isn't getting her way and when she is put in the crib she bangs her head on the changing table as part of her temper tantrum! It is ridiculous.

Alexandra - posted on 07/06/2010

My son does that too. He will just fall out in the floor and headbutt the floor or the couch or whatever is in his reach. He has even hit the concrete floor because the cat walked passed him.

Steph - posted on 07/04/2010

my little boy does it to, he is 11 month old, and before he sleeps he gets his fist and starts hitting his head, he also finds it funny to bang his head in the walls/doors, he just smiles at himself!

Aisling - posted on 07/03/2010

My almost 1 year old has just started banging his head when tired or cross and can really hurt himself. I am trying not to draw to much attention to it and instead try to distract him when I feel it might happen. He also has some bruises on his forehead from this headbanging and also general falling down as he tries to walk. Hoping it will all pass and is just a phase! He is so active, never stops exploring, trying to climb, get into tight spaces etc etc!

Natalie - posted on 07/03/2010

yes i have one of those - he doesnt head bang but he is totally fearless and throws himself at everything and has massive tantrums if he cant get his way - throws himself on the floor and rolls! SO much for the terrible 2's how about the not even one's yet! lol I thought it was a boy thing but apparently not! He has bruises up his legs and bumps on his head - I worry people will thnk I cant look after him but he just wants to GO and do suff constantly! I am hopeing he will grow out of it a bit!

Katie - posted on 06/29/2010

yeah mine too but she hasn't hurt herself yet. she just recently learned to shake her head too so now its a game of nod and shake....

Tina - posted on 06/28/2010

you are not alone my daughter does it too...she also head bangs to music