Not in the thinking way, the physical way. My DD has always been very physically intense. From when she first learned to hug back (like 7-8 months?) she would hug with her arms, but also rub her chin on your shoulder. Or she'd rub her teeth on your head (not biting, just pressure). When she holds hands she squeezes as hard as she can every time.
She loves to play with my hair but I literally cringe every time because 95% of the time, she ends up pulling it. And not like a light tug, really yanking on it. I have tried giving her "hair time". i have tried not responding ot the pulling. She starts out lightly playing, then a little tug, then harder, finally like she is trying to rip it out of my head. It is driving me nuts. She is 3.5, she KNOWS better.
She always begs me to cuddle with her before bed, but every time she ends up pulling my hair or whacking me in the face (like she is trying to caress my face, only it end up being a slap) or she hugs so tight and pushes her chin into my face. She bites still too. Not too hard anymore, but often enough that I remember the last one. There are some times where is see her almost bite and she does restrain herself, I do praise her for that.
I am tired of getting hurt. it makes me not want to touch her. i thought this was something she'd grow out of, but it is just getting worse. She does it to daddy as well, only he ends up getting headbutted in the crotch so much that he actually lifts a knee when she comes at him now. Is this a sensory seaking thing? She isn't a dare devil normally, it is just like she doesn't realize where her body is or how much pressure she is using. She is also a clutz, it took her till over 2 y/o to be able to walk more than 5 steps w/o falling down, no exaggeration there.
She loves to play with my hair but I literally cringe every time because 95% of the time, she ends up pulling it. And not like a light tug, really yanking on it. I have tried giving her "hair time". i have tried not responding ot the pulling. She starts out lightly playing, then a little tug, then harder, finally like she is trying to rip it out of my head. It is driving me nuts. She is 3.5, she KNOWS better.
She always begs me to cuddle with her before bed, but every time she ends up pulling my hair or whacking me in the face (like she is trying to caress my face, only it end up being a slap) or she hugs so tight and pushes her chin into my face. She bites still too. Not too hard anymore, but often enough that I remember the last one. There are some times where is see her almost bite and she does restrain herself, I do praise her for that.
I am tired of getting hurt. it makes me not want to touch her. i thought this was something she'd grow out of, but it is just getting worse. She does it to daddy as well, only he ends up getting headbutted in the crotch so much that he actually lifts a knee when she comes at him now. Is this a sensory seaking thing? She isn't a dare devil normally, it is just like she doesn't realize where her body is or how much pressure she is using. She is also a clutz, it took her till over 2 y/o to be able to walk more than 5 steps w/o falling down, no exaggeration there.
