My 4 year old son will sometimes hit himself in the head when he's frusterated, or bite his hand. And we are dealing with that, he has a language delay, and is in therapy for it, anyway, my 16 month old son has seen my 4 year old do this and now he's started hitting himself in the head.. so I'm not sure what to do about that? unlike his brother, he isnt doing it out of frusteration, he's just being like his brother. advise on what to do here please?
2007-01-14 13:38:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My 4 year old does have a receptive language delay, he is in speech and language therapy for it. He has seen a developmental pediatrician and has had testing done.. he is definetly not autistic on and spectrum, and he is too young to diagnose a.d.h.d, especially knowing he has a receptive language disorder and some of those symptoms go hand in hand.
2007-01-14 15:08:54 · update #1
common now! to the second commenter.. who would ever call their son an idiot? that's ignorant. He's 4
2007-01-14 15:10:15 · update #2
Ok people, My son HAS been seen by LOTS of different specialists, HE IS NORMAL!! it is NOT SERIOUS!! He has a speech/language delay and were dealing with that! PLEASE JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION WHAT CAN I DO TO STOP IT???????
2007-01-15 14:01:24 · update #3
When the 16 month old does it, take his hand firmly in yours and say no.then put his hand back on his head and rub it lightly with his hand.He is only copying so teach him to be nice to his own head. Do it in front of the older child and ask him to help you teach the baby not to hurt himself.Do not show any extra attention to the older child when he hits or bites himself but do exactly the same with him. tell him no and teach him to be nice.He has found out that he gets attention from self abuse. Now show him how to get attention by self love. It won't change overnight so have patience. Be firm when you say no, and loving when you redirect his actions.Good Luck,
2007-01-14 14:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He is just seeking attention, having a baby to share everything with and so on. Be patient and try to ignore the tantrums, just make sure he doesn't hurt himself or someone else. Just don't give in to what he wants, tell him you need to talk to him and to calm down so he could tell you what he wants. As to the baby, try to steer his attention to something else, eg TV or a musical toy. Don't worry, they'll both grow out of it, it seems it's taking a long time now, but by time you'll find both of them aren't doing it anymore. Patience, patience, patience. Good luck.
2007-01-14 18:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by jondavesnowy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get your son into behaviour therapy. He may have a language delay but as well go see a psychiatrist to rule out any other possible mental illness (ie Autism)
2007-01-14 13:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by Jenns705 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-19 23:52:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to see a doctor or therapist. The therapist may send him to a hospital for that
it is very serious.
2007-01-15 13:57:26 · answer #5 · answered by Paul H 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
tell him that he is being an idiot ,tell him to love his body because he is gonna need it all his life and that he must take care of his head because he needs it to study with soi that he can get rich.and be independent.
2007-01-14 13:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋