I am very puzzled, my one year old daughter hits herself when she gets frustrated or when we talk to her in any other tone of voice besides a happy one. At first I thought it was a phase, but know her hits are getting harder and she has started banging her head against the floor or our coffee table. I have tried grabbing her hands, but as soon as I let go she starts again. I don't wan't to give in everytime she doesn't get her way, but I don't like to see her hurt herself. If anyone has any suggestions I could really use them.

My dd did this and she is 2 now and this kind of behaviour has lessened. It is a mix of frustration and attention seeking. Best just walk away and ignore it when it happens. Don't look at her or react in any way. She is trying to get a reaction. Usually they stop before they hurt themselves too much. Hate to say it but it is a phase they all have their quirky ways

our daughter did the same thing for about 6months. We just ignored and continued our conversation or left the room. No reaction is they key i think. Unfortunatley if we had relatives present they would often react and encourage the behaviour. Our daughter then stoppped doing this and all is well.

Thanks for the help. I am trying to ignore it the best I can,it's hard though especially when she does things like hit her face on her stroller so hard her mouth starts to bleed. It's nice to know I'm not alone.