My 16 month old has recently started nursery and since starting there has started headbutting. If he falls or gets frustrated he immediately headbutts the floor or the wall or whatever is nearest to him he has also started headbutting me and his dad. We have tried saying no and giving him a time out but it doesn't seem to work because as soon as his time out is up he headbutts us immediately. We have tried just completely ignore him when he does it at which point he laughs and carries on headbutting the wall for ages until he gets bored of it and stops.
Today nursery have told me he headbutted one of the nursery assistants because she tried to pick him up while he was mid tantrum and has since been headbutting the walls all morning.
He started nursery about a month ago and didn't headbutt at all then but for the past two weeks he has been really distressed whenever he has been dropped off and the headbutting has started. He is otherwise such a lovely well behaved little boy and I think it's due to the stress of nursery i'm just trying to debate whether I should try a different nursery or childminder or is it just a phase?
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headbutting help!!
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youaintallthat · 13/05/2013 11:15
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