My 20 month old son keeps head butting walls and floors!!!?

Question

has anyone ever experinced anything like this, he only says a few like like yes no mum and dad. when i tell him off he gets so angry then head butts anything around him, he just done it on our glass door, its awful to watch, but he just kicks of even more when i try and restrain him.

Answer 1

my son (now 27yrs old!) used to do that, when he didn't get his own way.  Pay NO attention to that kind of behaviour whatsoever (unless he really hurts himself).  After a few headaches, he will stop it!  

Answer 2

Autism here we go again everything is put down to autism my son has severe autism and never did this he also never talked played with his twin sister wouldn't look at us all these combined then maybe autism, children do this for attention and because vocally they cannot express themselves properly, not everything is to do with autism unless they show other traits  

Answer 3

My child did this, Health Visitor said she would not hurt herself?  She was later diagnosed as autistic. My advice either copy what he is doing, or go out of the room. Web site below has a list of signs to look for.

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.j...

Answer 4

They all go through something like this it lets out frustration. My 3 year old head butts us and the dog!

Answer 5

i think its a phase some children go through if you have any real concerns speak to your health visitor or local GP and they will advise you further

Answer 6

Austism?  Please... he's a child that is not getting his way and he's entering his two's.  Someone mentioned taking him to his doctor to get the bruises, etc... recorded (great idea!).  If you ignore this behavior, it will stop. If you try to stop him by holding him down and he starts kicking, you are egging him on.  Leave him be and let him throw his tamtrum, or better yet, just walk away.  When he sees you are not reacting, he'll try something else OR bump himself so hard in the head he'll never want to do it again.

Best of luck... I know this is hard.

Answer 7

I have twin 3-1/2 year old sons and one of them would always bang his head on the wall or floor too!  This occured up until he was about 2 and then when he started learning to talk more and more, it stopped.  He hasnt done it since!!  I figured that it was just his frustration at not being able to tell me what he wanted or to get his feelings across.  Once he could talk...he became such a happy kid.  LOVES to talk about anything and everything!  Just give it a bit more time and once he learns to talk a bit more, it will pass.

Answer 8

yes its normal, welcome to the terrible twos, my little girl has just got out of that phase and she is three in November, just keep an eye on him but it is done through frustration at not being able to communicate with you properly, once he learns a few more words it will get easier

Answer 9

Yes my oldest son did it too. As soon as we ignored this reaction he realized it doesn't help. Have no reaction and walk away. He will stop.

Answer 10

i went through the sameee thingg i would do it everytime i didnt get my way!!! and one time my mom took us to mexico ( where my moms from ) and the walls were HARDD like cement floors and walls.. and i went and hit my head and it HURT SOO BAD i never did it again!!! but anyways... if you dont give him attention when he does it h**l stop because thats what hes looking for... to get his ways so leave him alone till her ealize its not working anymore

Answer 11

My son did this when he was around the same age, it is very distressing he has stopped now but he is also presently being assessed for autism. If you want to email me I don't mind.

Answer 12

my son did this same thing and we just got him over this habit. i actually stopped going to work to try to get him to stop, and it helped. i played with him more, and did more activities with him. it was just his way of letting me know that he wanted attention. and dont baby him when he does it, wait till he stops his tantrum and the play with him, and try to ask him why he did what he did.  

Answer 13

i feel sorry for you also having to  go  through this my son went through this so dont worry to much as hes 10 now still a brat but a kid lol speak to your health visitor to have it logged as sometimes the bruises if he gets them may look suspicious to some people you'll find its a phase thing we took him doctors and was lucky for the doctor to witness it what we found helped was a puppy (Labrador) every time he went to headbutt the floor the dog would be there to play with him he soon stopped  

Answer 14

I think most kids go through an anger phase but this can also be a sign of autism, especially with the lack of vocabulary. It may be nothing but it wouldn't hurt to have him tested.