https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:03:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1862620 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:50:33 +0000 LuLu Mom 1862620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, she's just starting flinging her self down now doesn't matter and thinks it's "funny" to hit her head. Give me a heart attack every time I see her try to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1862598 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:38:33 +0000 Alivoo01 1862598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS does this too, but mostly while he's in his car seat. He'll just randomly start throwing his head back into his car seat. What the heck!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1862536 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:24:31 +0000 PrincessBaby 1862536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: My LO totally did this and it also freaked me out! She would do it when she was throwing a tantrum. Sometimes she'd do it hard enough to leave marks on her forehead:(. My ped, as well as several Peds that I call on for work ( I'm a drug rep) all assured me that it's totally normal and is bc they want to express themselves so bad but just don't have the language yet to do it. So that's how they communicate. Mine was saying "I'm super pissed, Mommy!!!"</p> <p>I didn't ignore it, but I tried not to react to it. I would instead try to distract her from the tantrum. Which I do whether she's banging her head or not. I don't pick her up. I don't give In and soothe her. I distract her with a book, or doing something else, like. "hey, let's go pick out a bow and fix your hair." That usually worked:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1862516 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:46:09 +0000 looch 1862516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: It could be a sign of genius! My father found it hilarious, because in one of his stints at a technical facility, he worked with a programmer that used to butt his head against the wall when he couldn't figure out some complex code. My dad said he was brilliant, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1862511 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:40:09 +0000 Cherrybee 1862511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Thanks! :grin: </p> <p>I've started ignoring it - in fact, I go the whole hog and wordlessly walk away when she does it. She then follows me and I give her attention away from the wall/wardrobe/door. It seems to be working so it must have been an attention thing - she knew that it got my immediate attention when she did it!!! Little tinker! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1862509 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:35:48 +0000 looch 1862509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Late on this, but totally normal! My son was doing it a lot, but he all of a sudden stopped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861848 Sun, 14 Sep 2014 04:22:02 +0000 Cherrybee 1861848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Phew! Thanks everyone! I'm going to try to ignore it then.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861839 Sun, 14 Sep 2014 01:43:05 +0000 MrsStar 1861839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal, lo went through a stage of hitting her forehead on walls/chairs/headboards/crib bars etc! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861827 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:39:25 +0000 MrsB2012 1861827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B does it all the time.( She's 13 months.) She always does it in her high chair and has since she was quite young. She's recently started doing it on walls and even in the bath. She thinks it's funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861777 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 22:05:20 +0000 .twist. 1861777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. One time he did it unconsciously, and when we showed a sign of concern, he did it again and laughed. and then again. I think it's totally normal and a spacial thing. They're learning that they need to be mindful of what's around their head. Ever since he started doing that, he will duck under things and put his head down if he walks under the table. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861669 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:21:56 +0000 Applesandbananas 1861669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal. I think my LO likes the sound and the fact that we both immediately pay attention to him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861655 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:04:52 +0000 travellingbee 1861655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He bangs his head on lots of things when he wAnts me to pick him up and I won't. He's 18 months. I think he thinks if he's hurt I'll feel bad and pick him up. I was disturbed at first... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861619 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 19:26:23 +0000 BeachMama 1861619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD has sometimes hit her head back against the wall while sitting in her high chair. I also had a friend with a 2 year old son that went through a phase of banging his head on the wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861561 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:52:18 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1861561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal. DS2 (10 months) does it every once in awhile. DS1 (3) did it intermittently, sometimes in frustration before he had words to express himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/banging-head-off-of-things-deliberately-anyone-elses-lo-go-through-this-one#post-1861539 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:53:38 +0000 Cherrybee 1861539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E is 14 months and has recently started banging her head off of walls and the like. She will sit up against a wall and throw her head back over and over again. This evening she was fully headbutting the wardrobe over and over; it was making an echoey sound and I figured she liked that..... but then I put her to bed and she started headbutting the cot bars. </p> <p>Normal developmental stage? Or is my child quite disturbed?? </p>