I have an accident prone 2 year old, HELP!?

Question

I have a two year old who fears no evil, and has had more injuries that a professional boxer. As I type he has a black eye, and a bruised cheek, the sitter says he ran into a glass table at her house. Two months ago he got two stiches in the middle of his forehead becuse he nose-dived off the back steps. I have three other children and haven't had near the problems I'm having with my lil' Evil Keneival. Short of putting him in a padded room with a helmet, what can I do to keep him whole and safe? ( My house is as childproofed as possible, please understand that this child will fall just walking. He's completely graceless and runs into walls for Christ's sake, I've seriously pondered mental incapacity, or vision problems, he's checked out with the pediatrician and the optometrist, so he's perfectly healthy otherwise.) I do worry for my own mental stability if he keeps it up though!!

Answer 1

If it's any consolation, my 16 month old son is just the same. Apart from the bruises (do try arnica ointment if you don't use it, it fades the bruises really quickly), bangs, cuts and scrapes he has also taken to hitting himself round the head shouting "Bang". I seriously fear a visitation from social services some days, but I KNOW we're careful watchful parents, and I'm quite sure you are too! Everyone says they grow out of it, and in a really childproof house very little serious (as opposed to 'owches') dammage is likely. I'm trying to take my son for long walks outside to tire him out a bit and stop him running at 6000mph in the house; and for the same reasons I've cut out colourings and excessive sugar in case he is getting slightly hyperactive - but basically I have no idea what to do either, except wait it out. I'll be reading the other answers to your question with interest! Good luck!

Answer 2

Accident Prone Toddler

Answer 3

kids will get hurt, as i'm sure you know already. some kids lack the balance and coordination of others, and this leads to booboos. my daughter has a tendency to think faster than she can move. she trips over her own feet, underestimates the distance to the corner of the wall, she even falls backwards sometimes when she's standing up. she has also been to the doctor and optometrist and ear nose and throat doctor, and is as healthy as she can be. whatever she lacks in physical capabilities she makes up for in other ways though. she's only 18 months old and knows her ABC's and can count to 15, learning to write letters and says so many words, starting to put them into sentences. she blows my mind all the time. i'm sure your son will be fine, in the meantime, just look out for the potential dangers, and always bring a first aid kit wherever you go! good luck!

i have heard about kids having an inner ear thing and it throws off the equilibrium, maybe look into going to the ear, nose and throat doc for a thorough examination just to be safe.

Answer 4

My youngest was that way. In fact, her mind will still tend to run a little ahead of her body, which from time to time can cause a boo-boo even now (she's 16).

The next year will be tough on you, but buck up! Mine is gifted intellectually and physically. She's a nationally ranked swimmer and is receiving both swimming and field hockey scholarship offers (she's a fearless goalie!). She's danced competitively and was a cheerleader for years (until she got bored with it all). She's also in the top .5% for SAT scores.

Your son will probably grow up to be blessed with it all...talent, skill AND intelligence. :D

Answer 5

lol poor thing. my son is the same way. i swear people use to think he was being abused until i had a caseworker come spend a lil time with him all it took was five seconds for him to get hurt. i try to keep him in the clear of things remove things he is most likely to get hurt on i help him down every step by holding is hands when he goes down them. i even redid my living room removed all glass tables and put those child safety pads on every corner of every piece of furniture and tell the babysitter if she likes her job to make sure your child doesnt get hurt anymore. i hate to say it that way but her job is to make sure your child is safe no matter how clumsy your child is. i had to tell my sitter that once and you would be amazed at how well taken care of with no bumps and bruises when he got home. good luck.

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Answer 7

LMAO .. my oldest (9yrs old) is the same way.... she walks into walls, doorways & furniture... she constantly has huge bruises all over her.. we even went to dr when she was young to see if she had a problem with her equilibrium. the dr said that she was just clumsy... so you aren't alone , she has slowed down a bit now that she is older but she still has her moments.. just a couple of weeks ago she was standing in the living room and she turned to go upstairs and tripped over her own feet and fell on her bottom... she just laughs it off and off she goes..

Answer 8

Have him checked again by your Dr. he may have a hearing problem or inner ear problem he sounds like my son I can't tell you how many stitches he had, I got to know the people at the emergency clinic. Then I met someone else who had hearing and ear problems and they noticed it with my son and sure enough that was the problem. the inner ear can through off balance. So check it out. good luck.

Answer 9

I think your problem is that he is just a boy. Relish it. He will grow to be a conquering, fearless man/father.

Here is a resource that I find very helpful while raising my two girls. There are lot of articles on child-training and marriage relationships. I specifically gave you a page on that website about boys.

http://www.nogreaterjoy.org/index.php?id=118&no_cache=1

Answer 10

Well you can't bubble wrap him, although you probably wish you could--it'd probably save money on band-aids! I think it's fine if he's getting bumps and bruises...he'll eventually learn to slow down or watch out for things but for now he's just being 2 yrs. old :-)

If he's running, remind him to "slow down, please" or if he's heading for the coffee table tell him to "watch out for the table". He'll learn sooner or later, but for now he's doing what kids do best--scrape their knees and skin their faces. Good luck :-)