head banging

CLL1001

DD has now started what I can only assume are little temper tantrums...if I tell her she can't have something, take something away from her, try to change her clothes when she doesn't want to be changed, won't pick her up right away, etc., etc., etc. she will squat down on the floor and purposely bang her forehead on the floor once and then look up and glare at me-she usually does it pretty hard too...sometimes afterwards she'll grab her head and start crying because it hurts.

Everything I've heard/read about temper tantrums says to ignore the behavior because she is just trying to get a reaction....well I'm starting to get a little worried that she's going to get a concussion (sp?) or something! My house is on a concrete slab so there's too not much cushion on the first floor especially when she does it on the kitchen floor. She's also done it outside on the sidewalk. Has anyone dealt with this or something similar before? Any advice?

Amanda2011

I used to babysit for a friend and her son did this. They would move him to his pack and play until he calmed down. This was the only time they used the pack and play. After a while he stopped on his own. 

mexicolombiana

I have a head banger.  However it hasn't gone away in a few weeks, she's been doing it for a few months.  She seems to know NOT to bang her head on the floor because she'll hurt herself but she lets herself fall and flails. 

If she

sorchaine

My son has started doing this. He's been doing the banging of his head on the back of his highchair for months, but is now starting to do it on anything with his forehead. He'll do it on the table if he's standing up, the floor if he's sitting, the wall i