Literally.
Henry has become a face slapping maniac. He slaps when he's excited, he slaps when he is angry, he slaps when he is tired, etc. & it often hurts...bad.
If I am his victim, I usually grab his hands and say something like, "No hitting Henry, that hurts mommy" and then try to distract him. But he usually just smiles and wacks at my face again thinking it's now a game.
I'm at my wits end [much like his temper tantrums from a few months ago] and it is getting quite embarassing when Henry is smacking his grandmas across their faces too.
So please tell me I'm not the only one who's child is a face slapping maniac & feel free to offer up your remedies to stop the face slapping.
Thanks :)
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Lincoln's not slapping [yet]. But, he is a hair pulling maniac. He gets quite the grip on my hair, and yanks on it! OUCH! I pretty much tell him the same thing you've been telling Henry, but he finds it quite hysterical...
Tucker does the same thing and I have no clue what to do to stop it! He thinks that it is a game too b/c he will just laugh after he does it.
We've got a face slapper and grabber on our hands as well. We do the same thing with Olivia. Grab her hand, look her in the eyes and say a firm, "No, that hurts." Than I take her hand and have her rub my cheek and say "We need to be nice to Mommy" She typically laughs and tries it again. At which point I try to repeat or distract her. Its a tough one and I agree, its very embaressing when she wants to slap everyone. Good luck!
I don't have any slapping, but Liv has been trying to bite me. I give her a stern "No" and move away. It doesn't exactly work right now, but I think it will if I'm persistent....those are my hopes anyway.
I've got a pincher right now. Slapping is to come huh? Great....
I think it's this age. My son is almost 11 months and one day at daycare I mentioned that he slaps his bottle away now. They said he hasn't slapped them (thankfully) but a couple of the kids his age are going through the same thing.
If telling him no doesn't work, you could try putting him down or walking away from him. It might send the "This behavior gets you zero attention whatsoever" message. Good luck!
oh man, elliot does a similar thing. He does the "Face Rake" aka, rakes his fingers down our face. awful. i never know what to do.
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