OHbaby! Forums : Head banging - help https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:46:50 +0000 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:50:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=27327 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Head banging - help : Update - sorry it&#039;s taken...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=732922&title=head-banging-help#732922 Author: erinalba
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Posted: 28 July 2009 at 3:50pm

Update - sorry it's taken so long but life has been pretty hectic. Turns out the main reason for Keiran's headbanging was that he had an ear infection, so once he went on antibiotics the headbanging mostly stopped. Just the occassional one now when he's tired and over emotional. The interesting thing was that he hadn't really been showing the usual signs of an ear infection, but it turns out his ears were worse than his previous ear infections.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:50:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=732922&title=head-banging-help#732922 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : My daughter has been having the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=731230&title=head-banging-help#731230 Author: Aroz
Subject: 27327
Posted: 25 July 2009 at 8:31pm

My daughter has been having the same problem lately. Usually when she is tired, angry or upset about not getting her own way. But lately she has even taken it as far as hitting herself in the face or head which has got me a bit concerned. I went in to her room to get her up this morning and caught her slapping her self in the face. I try to calm her down and tell her its a naughty thing to do but she just screams and thrashes around. I'm hoping this is just a phase like the head banging thing but it is still very worrying to see.

]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:31:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=731230&title=head-banging-help#731230 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : Kaelen went through a stage of...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=723778&title=head-banging-help#723778 Author: _Deb_
Subject: 27327
Posted: 16 July 2009 at 8:28am

Kaelen went through a stage of doing that. It started at around 16 months i think. He did it whenever he was angry or frustrated. He would bang his head on the floor, cupboards, ME, whatever what close. Thank god he seems to have grown out of it now. He made himself cry sometimes. I just ignored it most of the time.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:28:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=723778&title=head-banging-help#723778 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : ahhhhhhhhhhhh yes know this well...even...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=721841&title=head-banging-help#721841 Author: TysMummy
Subject: 27327
Posted: 13 July 2009 at 8:16pm

ahhhhhhhhhhhh yes know this well...even taken ty to specialist..........ty does it cause he cant speak properly and he is trying so gets frustrted .........he even head butts the concrete and has made the back of his head majorly flat......he is getting tests done for his cause its sever he has cracked walls before and has passed out............i have put him in day care 2days a week and he isnt doing this as much now .....i noticed the my son did it more when he had ear infections that there was no warning signs off so you may want to take him in to get his ears checked just in case............good luck]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:16:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=721841&title=head-banging-help#721841 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : Ethan does it too..i asked and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=720817&title=head-banging-help#720817 Author: ElfsMum
Subject: 27327
Posted: 12 July 2009 at 12:26pm

Ethan does it too..i asked and got told like what cuppatea said..it was normal..he did it for about 3-4 months a lot and now does it sometimes on the window or door.. i also got told sometimes it's to do with teething (can't remember what exactly and got that confirmed to) it's weird but they get past it. ]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:26:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=720817&title=head-banging-help#720817 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : Caden has started to do this a...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=720595&title=head-banging-help#720595 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 27327
Posted: 11 July 2009 at 6:45pm

Caden has started to do this a bit now as well. I told him off the other day for something and he packed a tanty and got on his hands and knees and started banging his ehad on the ground
He also does it just because, like he will sit by the window and bang the back of his head on it.

I hope its just a phase....Im not sure how to stop him doing it at this age cos he just laughs at us.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:45:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=720595&title=head-banging-help#720595 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : Yeah we have had a head banger...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=720472&title=head-banging-help#720472 Author: emmaohara
Subject: 27327
Posted: 11 July 2009 at 2:05pm

Yeah we have had a head banger here as well. Ben does it when he is angry about something ( like his block of bricks falls down..!) or if his sister steals his toys

We just tell him its naughty and he stops hopefully as he gets older he'll be able to express his emotions in a less voilent way! Sure your son will be the same ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:05:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=720472&title=head-banging-help#720472 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : jett does the head banging hes...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=719545&title=head-banging-help#719545 Author: Candkids
Subject: 27327
Posted: 09 July 2009 at 8:42pm

jett does the head banging hes even given himself a concussion, hes done it since before he was 1 when he has a tanty or just gets frustrated he bangs his head on the floor/wall/window anything really,
its not as bad as it was he used to just throw himself backwards all the time.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:42:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=719545&title=head-banging-help#719545 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : Spencer didn&#039;t head bang...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=716382&title=head-banging-help#716382 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 27327
Posted: 05 July 2009 at 7:27pm

Spencer didn't head bang (although one of his little friends did) he use to, and still does sometimes, throw himself backwards with no regard for what's behind him which resulted in him smacking his head into the tiles, the wall the coffee table or anything else in the way. Basically if he hurt himself and got upset i would console him but if he didn't hurt himself I would ignore/walk away from him. They soon learn not to actually hurt themselves, like he quickly learnt not to do it on the tiles or he would do a slow mo one...lol..so as not to hurt himself. His friend use to head butt the floor, he only ever headed butted there wooden floor properly once though!

It's just a frustration and/or attention thing, once their language develops some tantrums can be avoided. Like now when Spencer can't do something he will bring the object to me and say "mummy do" rather than throwing a complete fit and me having no idea what it is about. Of course the tantrums don't end they just become about something else and of course they can then include words into them like "no way" and "go away"

Wouldn't hurt to look into the food thing as well if he's eating lots of processed stuff or sometimes other foods can set them off. Spencer definitely has an energy burst when he has banana so now I share bananas with him rather than letting him eat a whole one and then bounce off the walls.]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:27:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=716382&title=head-banging-help#716382 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : It could be a symptom of food...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=716333&title=head-banging-help#716333 Author: AandCsmum
Subject: 27327
Posted: 05 July 2009 at 6:09pm

It could be a symptom of food intolerance.

In my food intolerance book it says that:

"head banging can be related to any of the usual food chemicals, especially annatto natural colour (160b). Children aged 3 & under are unable to explain how they feel, although when they avoid certain food chemicals, their head banging stops.

Although head banging is thought to be an RMD ( rythmic movement disorder) some older children who revert to head banging during food challenges explain that it is due to overwhelming headaches."

This fact sheet from the Food intolerance network might give you some answers linky

Hope this might help??]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:09:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=716333&title=head-banging-help#716333 <![CDATA[Head banging - help : DS is 13 months and has been doing...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=716218&title=head-banging-help#716218 Author: erinalba
Subject: 27327
Posted: 05 July 2009 at 2:57pm

DS is 13 months and has been doing the occassional headbanging, but in the last week it has got a lot worse. He does it when he's frustrated, angry or tired, and sometimes I think he does it just for the hell of it. Trouble is he's hitting his head so hard that he's now got bruises on his forehead. What can I do to get him to stop?]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:57:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27327&PID=716218&title=head-banging-help#716218