Bad (and painful for me) habits, advice please

[Bronze]

My 14 month old often pulls my hair and also has the nasty habit of sticking his fingers down his throat. I feel like I've tried everything but if you wonderful lot have any ideas could you let me know. Even if I've tried them if I find out its worked for someone else then i may be more likely to persevere with that line.
Many Thanks
Bron

What if you put something untasty but harmless on his fingers (vanilla extract comes to mind). Would probably solve the throat-problem.

I think lots of 'Nos' and gentle but firm hand-holding on the hair pulling would be the usual tactic.

thanks will try the vanilla extract. I need something a bit more drastic on the hair pulling front.....at least its only mine and not other childrens though

B

well I trid the vanilla he seemed to like it so I tried th stuff thats upposed to stop you biting your nail and he carried on....any other ideas?

Oh darn... vanilla extract is usually touted as a way to get babies off the boobie. What about that stuff they put on cat fur to get them to stop making their own furballs? (only half-joking).
Must be something in a spice jar that would do it... most spices taste strange if not awful on their own.

sorry to drag my post up again but ds had m in tears tonight (not for the first time) because he pulled my hair. I literally have to peel his hands off and as this takes two hands he often grabs another load while I'm doing the second hand. I've had to have a rally annoying fringe cut to cover up all the bits where hes broken hair off and my scalps is constantly sore so much so I hate washing my hair.
Hes pretty good otherwise but is a very active and slightly mischievious 'typical' little boy.
Has anyon got any real advice I've tried askiong nicely and the asking not so nicely I've even resorted to smacking his hands but whatever I do or say he seems to find it highly amusing. If this carrys on I'm going to be bald (at least then noone will see the grey I spose)
Please please help as I'm reaching breaking point

DS is 15m old and has stopped pulling my hair, I used to ask him very softly (try to avoid raising your voice) to do it carefully, if he continued I told him to stop, if he didn't stop after being asked three times I pulled his hair (I'm a bit old fashioned but it has worked )

A friend suggested the following to stop him biting but it will work to stop him doing other things you don't like. If he pulls your hair don't say anything just put him in the floor but don't look at him or talk to him, just ignore him for a minute or two (even if he tries to get your attention in other form), they will soon learn to stop as the nice thing of pulling your hair is to get a reaction from you, if they don't get the reaction and top of that are ignored, they learn fast.
Haven't had tried it for bitting because another baby bited him hard enough that he has not done it since, however it has worked wonders to teach him that he has to be more careful when handling our little dogs.

Definitely echo Chandra's comments - if you put him down and turn away from him, he will soon make the connection between his hair pulling and you ignoring him - suspect that at the moment he is doing it because it gets a reaction (not that I blame you!). It sounds harsh but it's not (I tried it when my dd at about the same age went through a phase of blowing very spitty raspberries in my face!)