Toddler Keeps Hitting His Head On The Floor

If anything then head banging in healthy children can be a sign of increased intelligence.

Toddler keeps hitting his head on the floor.

First off don t panic if you see a lot of blood says dr. Firmly secure furniture to walls. My son started head banging at 5 months old and finally stopped around 2 1 2. Head banging can take different forms.

Answers from boston on april 28 2008. Possible reasons your toddler may bang his head. Some children only bang their head when lying face down in the bed and then repeatedly bang their head against the pillow or mattress. Whatever the cause of a head injury how you assess whether your child should see a doctor or go to the emergency room is the same.

A toddler or older child with a head injury probably took a tumble ran into something or was hit by a heavy object she explains. Curiously one large study of this habit in healthy children found head bangers to be measurably advanced compared to their peers. It is very common and it is usually due to the child being frustrated and not being able to communucate. Laura we are having a problem with our 18 month old son hitting his head when he is frustrated or can t have what he wants.

Assuming your son is otherwise healthy and happy there is not much too that you can do as parents to help except to keep him safe until he is ready to give up banging his head. Watch for wet areas on hard floors especially around pool and bath surfaces. Install non skid mats in the bathtub and rugs on the bathroom floor. Healthy infants and toddlers who are head bangers grow up to be coordinated and completely normal children.

He will head butt us or just hit us if we tell him no and he will hit his head really hard on anything around him including hard surfaces like the floor or tables etc. Tips to prevent head bumps and injuries install and secure baby gates on the top and bottom of stairs. Yes ignore the behavior and do not draw attention to it when it happens. Up to 20 percent of babies and toddlers bang their head on purpose although boys are three times more likely to do it than girls.

Head banging often starts in the second half of the first year and peaks between 18 and 24 months of age.