My 6 year old granddaughter has banged her head since she could move it and used to bang side to side in her car seat until she could gain enough strength to go back and forth. She used to keep us all up at night banging her head in her crib. Now she doesn't do it as much but she still does it and I would have thought she'd outgrow it by now. She has problems in her life - her mother is not maternal so she lives with me instead - and I wonder if it could be that but since she's always done it, I don't know. I think she should have outgrown it by now but she hasn't. She does it in the car all the time and when she is sitting on the couch watching TV. She has said that she was born to bang which to me is kind of cute but still, what could it be? She has had her ears checked and we have asked the doctor more than once. No help there.
2006-12-17 05:03:17 · 5 answers · asked by A B 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Both of my boys did this until age 10 or so; they are teens now. I think it was mostly to put themselves to sleep, but when they became Boy Scouts and started to do a lot of camping with other boys, it seemed to taper off and stop on its own. Your granddaughter may be trying to settle herself down, like my boys did. It's also possible she's still doing it because she knows it bothers you. I would try not to worry too much about it, though I know that it can drive you crazy! Good luck.
2006-12-17 14:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by mom of 2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was the queen of headbanging. I didn't think she was ever going to stop. She would even bang her head on concrete and I thought for sure she had a concussion a couple times. Thank God she never gave herself one and she did eventually stop doing it. I have read up on it a lot. Babies have a hard time expressing their emotions especially when they are tired or angry and sometimes it comes out through odd behaviors i.e. headbanging or rocking back and forth. What he's doing is completely normal. I promise he will grow out of it. From my experience kids have pretty hard heads : ) If you do suspect a concussion check his eyes, if they do not dilate or one pupil is larger than the other take him to the hospital immediately. Just be patient with him. He will get over it : )
2016-05-23 02:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by Patricia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have her checked for autism. A lot of autistic or mildly autistic children self-injure, usually through head banging. You may also try fitting her with a helmet. If she keeps hitting her head she is going to do some serious, long-term injury to her brain. Also, you said her mother isn't very maternal--find out if mom took any types of drugs during her pregnancy. Children exposed to various drugs in utero can go through "withdrawal" after they're born.
2006-12-17 06:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by ivybear98 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I she listening to heavy metal?
She may have just found she can get attention when doing this. If she is 6, I'm sure this has been brought to the attentions of a doctore over the years?
2006-12-17 16:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is time to go see a psychologist if you have already consulted paediatritions. It is not "normal" and needs to be assessed
2006-12-17 14:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋