How to I get my 14-month-old to quit hurting me when he gets frustrated?
Answer:
Put him down. When he wants to be picked up, calmly say, "I can't pick you because you hit (bite, pull hair). Simply don't engage with him at all when he is exhibiting this behavior. Toddlers like to test reactions and might hit over and over just to see if you do the same thing every time. They quickly drop behavior that doesn't elicit a response.
It's a tough time - I suffered bruises & scratches - here I thought that childbirth was the painful part. I wish we'd tried the above method sooner, because it was the most effective.
When he starts to hit or bite, pop his diaper. Just pull the band at the back out a couple inches and let go. It doesn't hurt him but the sound scares him. Some people say bite them back but it's kinds mean, but probably works. When they figure out that biting hurts, they'll stop.
You need to swat him on his butt. Don't worry it probably won't even hurt since he wears a diaper. And then put him in his room until he is done throwing a fit. That's what I did and it worked.
my son is also 14mo and he is the hair-puller omg sometimes i wanna pull his back but i don't think that is appropriate. so i did some reading on babycenter.com and they just basically say all you can do is distract them from that situation or tell them that it is not acceptable behavior(would they understand that tho?) so i am hoping, for the both of us, that it is a phase that they will outgrow
i recommend going to babycenter.com and reading up on it there as far as appropriate discipline for you aged child
Tell him, "No! That's hurts Mommy!" and put him in a playpen (without toys) everytime he does itl He may need something he can bite, like a chew toy, or something like that. He needs to learn that he can not hurt other people when he's mad. You need to be very consistent with him.
my son has a temper too.. he headbutts people.. we are working on stopping that.. but for some reason yelling jsut don't work,,, so i started to just talk to him,.. and he is responding better to that.. well good luck with it...
have you tried time out?? like in his crib for like 2-3 minutes.. and then tell him what he did was wrong?? hope it works out..
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