any other head bangers?

Elizabeth - posted on 11/26/2009

i would suggest a nurologist my son was head banging and he ended up have siezures and with the right meds we have gotten them resolved

Megan - posted on 11/25/2009

My son does something similar. He's got one of those free-standing, battery operated swings. For about the last 2-3 months, he'll hold on to a support bar, lean his head over the side, and bang his head on the other support bar. He eventually stops himself when he's had enough. I think it's just some sort of phase. They start to learn how mobile they are and test their limits on pain.

Juli - posted on 11/20/2009

My son does it also. He used to do it a lot more about a month ago, but seems to have grown out of it. My doctor said it is an attention thing also, but like you, I give him all of my attention. I think he does it more for his Dad, because my Husband tends to not pay as much attention to every little thing he does. My son will bang his head on the wall, or our headboard, then look at one of us and start laughing. He does it really hard sometimes, but then just cracks up. We had to stop laughing when he laughed, and I think that is what helped move him past that phase...good luck!

Alison - posted on 11/19/2009

my daughter does it too she laughs when she does it. I try to get her to stop but she thinks it is funny to and then keeps on. I have no idea how to get her to stop.

Tina - posted on 11/17/2009

Jayden (almost 1) bangs his head on everything. The wall, the door, the floor, his toys..He just likes to bang his head and he thinks it's funny..I've brought it up at the doctors office, and with his specialists..they say try to stop him, teach him it's not right and he shouldn't be doing it..otherwise it's normal for some kids..So we are going with it's a phase, and teaching him verbaly and in ASL that it's an ochy and he shouldn't be doing it.

Anastasia - posted on 11/16/2009

Mine too. He just randomly walks over to the wall and braces himself and then knocks his head into it. He does head butt my forehead which is cute sometimes cuz it makes him laugh and he lets me kiss him, but he's hit me in the tooth twice and the nose once which HURT!

I agree and think it's just a weird phase. I also hate teeth grinding!

Denise - posted on 10/22/2009

My son does the same thing. Now he has got to where he will start banging his head on our heads. I can't get him to stop and by the time he is done he was this big red spot from where he is banging his head.

Kristi - posted on 10/21/2009

My son is a head banger, and I don't believe it has anything to do with attention-seeking. He does it whether you are playing with him or not. I have actually seen him seek out something hard to whack his head on (like he picked the stove instead of a chair the other day ... ). He doesn't do it all the time. It's distressing to watch ... but I just think it's a phase!

Cyndi - posted on 10/21/2009

Yup! I did it as a kid, my mom did, and both my boys do! My oldest does it on a pillow on the couch, but my son does it against his crib. Dr. Greene.com has a great article on this you can read on his website. Up to 20% of healthy children bang their heads...it really is for emotional (to soothe) reasons. I remember doing it as a very young child when I went to sleep at night. We have a long line of "head bangers" in our family-so it is such a non-issue it's almost comical when ppl come around that are not use to it!

Nicole - posted on 10/16/2009

Thanks Angela - I do have that book, I guess its time i pull it out & read it again!!

Nicole - posted on 10/16/2009

OMG I was just going to post this!!!! My son purposely bangs his head on everything, even on me! He will head butt the walls the table the phone, my head I dont get it?? One of these days he is going to hurt himself & I cant get him to stop!!

Ange - posted on 10/09/2009

My son is like this and has been for a while and we found if we told him no or to stop etc he would continue so we ignores it and he doesnt do it as much anymore... he will start and see if he gets your attention and when he doesnt he stops... Boys will be boys no matter what age!! LOL

Kattie - posted on 10/06/2009

My daughter experiments with her forehead more often than I would like. She bangs toys on it at times or hits it on her crib slats. She doesn't seem to do it as often as she did before, but it is unnerving, especially when it would make her cry. I usually say ouch when she realizes it hurts, and she usually stops now when I say "ouch" to something she is about to do.

Amy - posted on 10/06/2009

I think like someone else has said its just a phase. Its something new to do. My son will hit himself with a toy, or knock his chin on the arm of a chair, headbutt other kids? lol weird! but its just something new to them. He also kicks everything which is hilarious, but he hurts himself all the time. Not majorly but they will learn!

Melissa - posted on 10/05/2009

My daughter went through a phase where she head butted everything - my head, walls, windows, tables, whatever was within her head's reach. Now it's been about a month and she does not do it nearly as much as she used to. But she wouldn't do it only when she was frustrated. I think it's just something some kids go through.

Anna - posted on 10/05/2009

Hes a very happy baby so I don't think it's an anger problem. It was just bothering me so much because he's the first out of 11 grandchildren thats doing it. So knowing that hes not the only one who does it does ease my mind. I called a doctor that my sister takes her kids to and she did say that he can be doing it to sooth himself, but she made an appoinment to see him tomorrow so that she can examine him. Thank you both for replying :)



God Bless,

Anna + one :)

Angela - posted on 10/05/2009

My son bangs his head in the crib as a soothing mechanism. I had a foster-daughter a couple years ago who used it to show frustration. It's a phase that some kids go through. Here's a small excerpt from "What to Expect the First Year"

"Though it may be hard to believe, rocking, rolling, and even head banging are not ordinarily hazardous to your baby's health. Neither are they, in a normally developing child, associated with neurological or psychological disorders. If your baby seems otherwise happy, isn't banging his head in anger, and isn't constantly bruising himself (an occasional black-and-blue mark isn't a cause for concern), there is nothing to worry about. But if these activities are taking up a good deal of your baby's time, of he seems to display other unusual behavior, is developing slowly, or seems unhappy most of the time, do talk to his doctor about the problem."

If you don't have a copy of that book, I highly recommend it. It was extremely helpful during the first year for my oldest son and I still frequently refer to it for the baby.

Angela

Tracy - posted on 10/05/2009

i don't think a second opion will hurt expecially if it puts ur mind at ease even a third.... my daughter used to headbutt the tiles or the carpet and she grew out of it oh the other hand my nephew started headbutting the walls and it turned out he was having an asthma attack. i suggest going to as many doctors as it takes u to be ok with what they are telling u, mum's knows best...