Head banging - help!

[Magneto]

15 month old ds has started headbutting things when he's upset or angry.

Sometimes he does it lightly, but repeatedly, other times he will do it harder and will hurt himself. Most of the time he headbuts things, but sometimes he can throw himself down in a very drama queen type fashion and hits the back of his head on the floor.

He does seem very "highly strung" but tbh I can be too (not violent or destructive but can get quite irate at times...my mum would say that ds acts a lot like I did as a child ).

I don't know whether to ignore this behaviour or try to stop him doing it!

Tell him not to once then ignore, ignore, ignore.

We are just coming through this phase with DS who is 21 months. He isn't talking yet and that doesnt help things! He has been black and blue on his forhead and looked shocking! This is dispite moving him to a soft area, ignoring, picking him up etc. We moved him from a cot to a bed as he was also butting the bars!

It is much better now. I personally think they are just trying to tell us something but cant! So I do think if you have tried ignoring and he is still doing it then just give him a cuddle and avoid the bruises!

Yes, I'm pretty sure most of it is just because he can't communicate what he wants...I told him to come away from a cupboard he isn't allowed in and he stood there babbling to me but in a really earnest way like he was trying to argue his case for why he should be allowed in the cleaning cupboard and it's all my fault because I don't understand him

I'll warn, ignore and then remove to a safe place from now on then, thank you for your advice!