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grabbing at the face.. when to be assertive?

a_chance2007a_chance2007
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does your LO grab at your face and pull? do you just let them?

If DS isnt GRABBING my face and just feeling around.. like when he gets my nose ill say "nose" same goes for chin mouth eyes and cheeks. but when he GRABS my face ill pull my face away and say NO PINCHING. and if he does it again i just put him out of my faces reach. I dont want to like grab his hand and pull it away or anything because I know hes to young to really know right from wrong... right?

when do you start being more assertive? 

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  • JLS0320JLS0320 member
    C is violent these days, clawing and hitting me in the face, I just hold his hands and say no hitting, it hurts mommy. He thinks its a game though, but it hurts!
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  • Anne0784Anne0784 member
    Hmmm...I think he's just exploring.  You saying/yelling "no pinching" is not going to register with a 6 month old. 
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  • jacksjerseygirljacksjerseygirl member
    Yes, I let him grab my face and touch - it's part of them learning about themselves and when touching your face/lips while speaking helps them with with vocalizing too. BUT - if he were to pinch or seriously hurt me - I would give a stern no and if continued I would set him out of face reach. I've done this with hair pulling - except I say OUCH and frown and it actually seems to have worked as he has stopped pulling hair. A lot of what they are doing is cause/action and effect/reaction too. 
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  • BugLuvBugLuv
    When K starts to hurt whether it is me - or our friends baby, or an animal, I will take his hand and run it softly over the item in distress and say "Gentle touches, gentle"  Then I let go - and he is usually much softer for like 5 mins and then we start over.  If it is constantly reinforced in a positive manner it will work.
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