Ds is becoming quite heavy handed, he just likes to hit an awful lot, with an object. Sometimes it's an experiment (the dog got his spade on her head a few times) or a show of affection (friend's ds got a teapot on the head last week at playgroup), or, to be plain cheeky- with a smile on his face. He has usually got something in his hand, he's obsessed with phones or anything similar that can pretend to be one so if he comes towards me and I'm down at his level, he'll sometimes go to knock my head with it. At first, he would get a firm row and we'd remove the object but now he seems to search for something then search for a person..and today I had to knock his head straight after he hit me with it, just so he sees how sore it is. He cried and I felt awful but I don't know what else to do. Other than that he is a lovely boy, and a joy to be with. He doesn't do it all day but if he's in that mood he could try for a good 5 minutes. It sounds like I'm describing someone else's child here and it's not nice. When he started pulling hair, we would pull his back and he soon stopped but I find it difficult to hit him back when I really don't think he full understands. Got to knock it on the head though oh god what a pun. Any advice...? I got quite upset tonight as it's been going on for about a fortnight now. He's nearly 15 months old.
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Ds has started hitting- is this a phase or a real problem?
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bramblina · 30/10/2006 23:24
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