10 month old repeatidly hits head on wall on purpose? is it normal???

Question

i looked on the autism sites and he dosnt show ANY of those signs whatsoever. but he'll be sitting against the wall and start hitting the back of his head against the wall over and over. what is going on with him? like is it normal? he dosnt hit it hard and he dosnt cry or anything. just its kinda weird to me.

Answer 1

My son hits his head on floor purposely when he does not get what he wants .And the more I tell him to stop ,the more he does. But if I ignore then he stops.Don't worry  I think it's normal. It's the age where they just know when and how to play tantrums. But still next time when you see his pediatrician just mention this and see what he says.

Answer 2

I'm sure he's okay...Babies do funny things sometimes, and especially around that age, they start doing things like this to try to gin attention.  They are learning their surroundings better, and trying new things out.  What's best is just to basically ignore him when he does this.  Even if you go up to him and tell him to stop because he could hurt himself, he will accept that as a reaction and will continue it because any reaction will just encourage him more.  Don't worry.  He will grow out of it!  But if you're still uncomfortable and he's still doing it by the time of his next check-up, ask the doctor...Good Luck!

Answer 3

Huh no I don't think that is normal behavior. My daughter is 22 months old now and she has never done that before. Now she has the temper tantrums and falls to the floor kicking or will hit something but never banging her head against the wall. Do you son do this when he is mad or just because. Talk to your pediatrician about your concerns. Good Luck

Answer 4

yes this is normal, unless hes doing it and making himself seriously hurt or bleeding. my son 3 and he just stopped doing it, its an attention getter and in some cases like my son it is b/c they can't communicate. my son mostly did it when i wasn't showing him enough attention adn then would turn around and do it b/c he was mad. so it is normal, but i would speak with your doc about it to let him know he is doing and they can keep an eye on it. son't worry. they have hard heads, and unless he breaks the wall, he'll be just fine! good luck

Answer 5

My son likes rocking on the chair and that has his head going back and forth.  Do you have a rocker(lazy boy) chair that your child could sit on and rock.   I think of it as when we are holding the babies and are rocking back and forth to get them to sleep and calm them down,

Answer 6

I was so keen to read answers to this question because I have a 17 month old who does the same! I notice it usually happens when he is not being stimulated enough (in his play pen which is against a wall) or when he gets mad. I did mention this to his pediatrician and she said I would have to wait until his 18 month check up to fill our a form of development parameters & then she would make a decision. I am really really worried about this though. He also says very few words (however this is like my older son who started talking late as well)

Answer 7

this is normal, my son still does it and he is 2.5. he thinks it is funny.

Answer 8

consult a doctor. he/she should know what is happening and what to do to stop it. it is definitely NOT normal. just go to a doctor and see what he says

Answer 9

yes it is normal... its wierd i know my son did the same thing! it drove me crazy but doctors all said it was normal

Answer 10

dont let him do this

when he starts, tell him a firm NO and place him in a play pen where he cant hurt himself.

he may just need more imput that he's not getting from his toys.

get him a pool for outside

swing

let him play in the grass

toys with buttons to push with music and lights

mirrors

put beans in a water bottle,like a rattle

take him for walks in a stroller.

keep him occupied and not let him get bored.

teach him sign language to communicate his needs and desires.

Answer 11

NO

Answer 12

Some children will do this at any age. When a child does this I just walk over to them and say for example "Johnny you don't want to hurt your head please stop doing that." After you are consistent with saying something like this they usually stop hitting their head all together. If you do not distract him it could acutually become a bad habit that later on is hard to stop. Some children will realize that if they get hurt you go to them, so they start doing something that you feel is hurting them to get more attention. Even this young he may just realize that he is getting positive attention, so instead start scolding him like what I said above and allow him to get positive attention in another way.