My 2 Year Old Bangs His Head On The Floor

This behavior can last for minutes at a time or sometimes for hours.

My 2 year old bangs his head on the floor.

Possible reasons your toddler may bang his head. Some children only bang their head when lying face down in the bed and then repeatedly bang their head against the pillow or mattress. The child seems compelled to rhythmically move his head against a solid object such as a wall or the side of a crib. We try not to react too much but we are shocked.

Head banging often starts in the second half of the first year and peaks between 18 and 24 months of age. A child s head banging habit may last for several months or even years though most children outgrow it by age 3. Head banging often starts in the second half of the first year and peaks between 18 and 24 months of age. As strange as it may sound most children who bang their heads do it to relax.

As strange as it may sound most toddlers who indulge in this behavior do it to relax. My 2 year old bangs his head when he doesn t get his way anytime i say no to my 2 year old he throws a tantrum and starts banging his head against the wall or anything that is close to him. My son is almost a year and a half old and has started to bang his head on the wall or the floor when he s mad or frustrated. Head banging can take different forms.

Your child s head banging habit may last for several months or even years though most children outgrow it by age 3.