I know that my son has entered the tantrum stage but I just don't even know what to do. He throws some serious fits. Any time he gets upset, he bangs his head on whatever he's near. He'll literally walk to something just to bang his head. And I wouldn't care so much if he was just bumping it but the child had a permanent bruise on his forhead. I know it has to hurt him but it's hard to tell because he's already crying when it happens. I have never been the type to pamper a child when they throw a tantrum but here I am, trying to figure out whether to walk away and ignore it or to scoop him up and kiss his head. He's done this in his crib as well, busting his lip open from head banging. He usually goes right to sleep now but when he's throwing his fits, he's just a mess. I certainly don't want him to get the impression that he'll get his way with the headbanging but how can I really ignore it. He doesn't stop. what on earth coud I possibly do to get him to stop? What if he ends up really hurting himself in the meantime?