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Teaching a baby not to pull hair...HELP!!!

post #1 of 15
6/18/12 at 1:22pm
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We have tried, "No".  We have tried simply untangling her little fingers from our hair and not giving attention to it at all.  We have tried (a few times cause it breaks my heart!) VERY lightly swatting her hand.  BUT, none of it is working.  Emily and I both have long hair....we are both wearing it in ponytails all the darn time because of Miss Hair Puller!  Any suggestions?

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post #2 of 15
6/18/12 at 1:25pm

If you just keep taking her fingers out of your hair and saying No, in a firm tone (not hollering) she will finally stop. Or at least this is what worked for me, when my daughter use to do the very same thing.

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post #3 of 15
6/18/12 at 1:28pm

What did you do with your 6 kids?

 

I say distraction - find something bright and shiny & dangly & distract her with it.

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post #4 of 15
6/18/12 at 1:30pm

For my youngest it was something she just grew out of after a few firm No's. 

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post #5 of 15
6/18/12 at 1:46pm

My dd did it a lot more than my ds, she thought it was a funny game. I would say "Please don't" (we avoid using No unless it is a safety issue so they don't learn to tune it out and say it themselves all the time). If she did not stop, I would set her down and distract her with something else. And I just wore my hair up until the phase passed.


Edited by liamsmom - 6/18/12 at 2:04pm
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post #6 of 15
6/18/12 at 2:00pm

I just wore my hair back all the time until she out-grew it.

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post #7 of 15
6/18/12 at 2:06pm
When my kids were little I either cut my hair short or wore lots of pony tails. When I worked with infants at a daycare, I always wore my hair pulled back.
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post #8 of 15
6/18/12 at 2:17pm

I wear my hair back and when they would grab Iwould say ouch.and untangle the hair!

 

good luck

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post #9 of 15
6/18/12 at 2:33pm

when they grab my hair if you bend their wrist down  they can't keep  hold of it that is how I got it out.  Also a firm NO does the trick with my kids. or a NO no that hurts. I have also been known to pull their hair to show them how it feels so they know it hurts and no to do it. 

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post #10 of 15
6/18/12 at 2:35pm

I always just took their hands off of my hair (gently!) and said a firm no each time.  They understood No.

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