My 2 1/2 year old daughter has done this since she was mobile. At 7 months she'd hit herself on the head with toys.
At 1 year she would get on her hands & knees & pound her head on the floor or throw herself backwards when she got mad/frustrated. Even knocked herself unconsious once and stopped breathing. E.R nurse didn't believe she did to herself & called CPS.
At 2 she started to head-butt people, the floor, the wall, furniture, the TV (We got a locking TV cabinet after that).
She has done these things in front of the pediatrician and our family child psychologist. Both say is NOT abnormal and she will grow out of it but now is also shrieking, scratching etc.
Out home life is not abusive, she is very intelligent, can count to 5 and recognize her name when written.
My question is what could I be overlooking? Mental disability? Emotional/Psychiatric? Any suggestions/advice appreciated. She is really hard to handle.
2006-11-06
12:29:35
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Pixie Dust
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