13 month old throwing things

[Samum123]

I took my 13 month old to a class this morning, and at the end he was pulling things out of a box and managed to throw a tambourine behind him and hit a lady in the head. She was ok for a minute but went really dizzy and fainted. She came round really quickly and said it was because she hadn’t had any sleep with her baby and gets low blood sugar, but I felt so awful. I know he didn’t mean to and doesn’t understand but I feel really guilty and that it was my fault.
I’ve never minded him throwing things at home as he can’t cause too much harm, and just thought it was a learning experience, but now I need to teach him not to throw...what’s the best way to do it? I really don’t want him hurting someone again 😢

He's a tiny baby -don't worry at all! He doesn't have any sense at this age and there is no deep thought behind his actions.

As he gets older and gets a bit more aware he will be able to learn appropriate behaviour and I'm sure he'll turn out just fine.

That was completely bizarre that the lady fainted and was really to do with low blood sugar than a little baby throwing a toy.

You will laugh about it with your son in a few years!!

Oh crikey, babies throw things, don't worry about it, just bad luck this time that he managed to knock someone out

Thank you, it helps to have someone be rational about it! I felt so embarrassed, so have probably been a bit emotional when I’m remembering it. He’s my first, so I’m never that sure what he does and doesn’t understand, so that’s really helpful.

Thing is, baby's thought process is "oooh shiny thing... grab... finished... get rid!" and that is that!

Try playing the "gently" game! Give him something and get him to put it down on the floor "geeennntttlllyyy.." . This was a hit with my baby and stopped him (when reminded) throwing stuff.

Thank you, that’s a great idea, it worked really well when he was obsessed with touching other babies so I’ll give it a go with throwing things! Thanks again