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Long story short I watch my niece and nephews along with my daughters on a week on week off basis while my brother is at work. The youngest one is 2 and has very serious temper issues along with some serious behavioral issues. He used to bash his head into the floor or any other hard object when he became extremely angry and has a history of this, I myself am not impressed with the pediatrician he has who says this is " normal" behavior for a 2 year old, as does my brother who is seeking another pediatrician. Anyway I've been working with him on not bashing his head in and so far he hasn't, but it has evolved into other self harm mechanisms like digging into his skin to the point he bleeds, pinching himself or smacking his face. I need some advice on how to curb this, as it is the bio mom isn't friendly and is very bitter towards my brother and is looking for anything to get him in trouble, all the more reason to get him seen by a different pediatrician and some advice on how to curb this self harm behavior.