My six year old recently started smacking and punching herself in her head when she is not listening. When she is misbehaving, se usually gets a few chances, then I will give her a time out, or remove a toy from her possesion as a consequence of her misbehavior. She then procedes to hit and punch her head. When I ask her why she does it, she says "my head is dumb it wont listen" or her brain is bad.
I try to explain to er that its silly to hurt herself, and give her alternative ways of expressing er anger. Nothing works Im getting concerned.
Any sugestions?