to want to stop DS pinching, smacking and pulling hair...

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...or as he is only 6 months old, is it something I just have to put up with until he's old enough to understand that it hurts ??

I hate it when people moan about Normal Things That Babies Do, am I guilty of this myself now?

My 17mth old dd likes to repeatedly bang toys in other childrens faces (sigh) I know she's just interested in the drama that inevitably ensues but it's a bit embarrassing all the same.

with DD from a very young ages we would stroke her arm/cheek etc and say "gentle gentle" when she was a bit agressive/rough. Of course at 6 months its just movement, nothing intentional, but it's never too early to start letting them know that there are different ways to touch & feel.