https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:18:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-like-pulling-your-hair#post-1844564 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:01:25 +0000 Katrocap 1844564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: Thanks for your response. I love your idea about letting him pet my hair and talking about gentle touches. We do that all the time around dogs and cats; I never thought about using that kind of language about myself :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-like-pulling-your-hair#post-1844040 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:21:41 +0000 lovehoneybee 1844040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E does this, and I handle it a couple of ways. Sometimes when I'm leaning over him, or he's perched on my lap facing me he'll grab a handful of it and pull. I take my hair back and firmly tell him no, we don't pull hair because it hurts. If he does it again I do the same thing but also put him in time out for a minute</p> <p>I don't think he's doing it to try to hurt me, and if it's clear to me that he just wants to touch/play with my hair (about half the time) I take his hand and "pet" my hair with it, and tell him to use "gentle touches, like we do with the kitty", or, if I'm feeling brave, I get a brush and let him comb my hair. </p> <p>No solid advice on how to keep it from happening period, though, because we haven't figured that out yet, sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-like-pulling-your-hair#post-1844039 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:21:41 +0000 lovehoneybee 1844039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E does this, and I handle it a couple of ways. Sometimes when I'm leaning over him, or he's perched on my lap facing me he'll grab a handful of it and pull. I take my hair back and firmly tell him no, we don't pull hair because it hurts. If he does it again I do the same thing but also put him in time out for a minute</p> <p>I don't think he's doing it to try to hurt me, and if it's clear to me that he just wants to touch/play with my hair (about half the time) I take his hand and "pet" my hair with it, and tell him to use "gentle touches, like we do with the kitty", or, if I'm feeling brave, I get a brush and let him comb my hair. </p> <p>No solid advice on how to keep it from happening period, though, because we haven't figured that out yet, sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-like-pulling-your-hair#post-1843685 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 19:37:26 +0000 Katrocap 1843685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately one of DS's favorite past times is yanking my hair while I'm carrying or holding him. He gets a huge kick out of it. I scream because it hurts and that seems to make him laugh even more. I don't know what to do to make this stop. I try not to react (which is hard, because it hurts), say "no, no" and tell him that he hurt mommy, but nothing seems to be working! </p>