ouch...smacking, pinching and pulling

Ok, Leane is probably just being inquisitive, but she's starting to really hurt! If she's looking at our faces or something, she'll scratch the living crap out of us....most of the time we look like we've been attacked by a cat.
If she gets frustrated, she starts to kick really hard and smacks us. I don't know if it's an intentional smack, or just flailing her arms, but she really does it hard.
Then there's the hair pulling and stuff, which I know is pretty normal,
BUT, when I tell her that it hurts and I say "owee, that hurts mama," she giggles. Just giggles. She thinks that the word "owee" is funny...when I say it anyway.
When my MOM says it and she's on her way to doing something that she shouldn't be that might hurt her, like pulling out the dog's hair, she stops and looks at my mom.
It's REALLY humiliating to see Leane listening to my mom when she says, "no," or, "that's an owee," but giggling and ignoring me.
I don't know what to do!

 

Well... I'm an evil mama when it comes to physical pain.

I cry out loudly! If it were anyone else causing me pain, my natural response would be to yell in a pained tone of voice "OW! That HURT!" And yeah, that's what I did when my kids were rough.

I know I'm not gonna win any mama of the year awards with that one, but it worked.
love,
mom

 

i tried that yesterday all day, and still, nothing but giggles!!!

 

my aiden does the same thing i say ow that hurt or stop doing that it hurts me he looks at me and giggles and keeps doing it even if i have taken him away from me. so if he would scratch me i would do the same to him (nothing to cause him much pain but just enough to make him relize that it hurts) he would stop what he was doing and look at his arm and pout then i would explain to him that it hurts and not to that any more. i know that its not the greatest thing to do but it works and aiden is learning to not do owees anymore.

 

sky has been hitting lately too.shes 18 months. it concerns me bc i say loudly 'OW YOU HURT MAMA', and she either proceeds to hit herself, or in the same sweeping motion lean in to kiss me.

we have never hit or been agressive with her, so i dont know why shes doing it. i think it might be a frustration thing. i notice it more when shes tired too. i'd really like her to stop, especially when she hits herself~it seems pretty hard~i tell her to be gentle with herself/mama/daddy, and pet the spot she hit.

this might be normal for her age~i have to do some research...

how old are your babies?

 

She's a little over 9 months right now
fallenfairy-sometimes I catch myself wanting to show her what she's doing as well, but I also don't want to do the same thing to her and then proceed to tell her that it's wrong. Kinda like the "two wrongs don't make a right," thingy.

We have never been violent with Leane, either. I, myself, have always had a temper and she's seen me get mad with her dad. We never ever ever hit, but I do get loud. I wonder if she is picking up on it. But it's not that often and the two don't really seem to "fit" if that makes any sence. With her, it also seems like a frustration thing. I'm going to be taking her into see the doc in a month for a check up and I'll run all this by him. He's a little old and dated in his ideas, but it's still worth a try. I'm also gunna do some research...

 

bkii