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My son does this too. Recently I’ve moved from Mariana’s suggestion to ignoring it. My twin B reacted to Mariana’s suggesting for hitting himself now we’re working on replacing hitting other things. My twin A is who I ignore because he didn’t respond to redirections and is doing it for a reaction. The more we ignore the less he does it.
My little is doing this as well as bitting herself and hitting head on the floor. Her pediatrician told us to not touch her or acknowledge what she is doing. If we really feel like we need to do/say something so awwee that hurts to her
@Mariana i try redirecting her like that but she gets even more mad than before but if i ignore her she will still continue to where i have to intervene it’s so sad:(
Have you tried giving her a toy to hit or even a chewing necklace and try to use those as the redirect. For instance will she is hitting herself put pillow where she hits it. Or if she bits herself give her the chewing necklace. And if you feel the need to talk to your pediatrician about it maybe they will have an idea what to do
@Gaylin she also will bite herself or pinch or pull her hair and i try to ignore her but its almost like she doesn’t even care if it gets a reaction but redirecting doesn’t work either
I'm so sorry you may talk to the pediatrician and see if they have any advice. I know these are just things we do for our little and when I worked at daycare would do same as first comment or redirect with a favorite toy
Hi! My daughter who just turned 19 months has been doing the same thing and I also had no idea why. What I do is take her hand when she does it, get on her level and say “no hit, hitting hurts.” Then I say “nice” as I use her hand to caress her face. I have a book of emotions and I show her the “mad” page and I tell her “it’s okay to be mad but you cannot hit” I know she is super young and I think this is more of an impulse thing and her not being able to communicate when she’s so little and doesn’t have the words yet. I still get sad especially when other people see it but I tell myself that eventually she will understand more and I also have to remind myself to show her grace and kindness so that she can model good behavior. You got this mama. Message me if you need to.