Re: Toddler tempers

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:12:49 +1100, Chookie
<ehrebeniuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In article <1134673882.713166.257540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "RichardM" <richard_mowatt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I disagree with Sue.. I've seen children hurt themselves by head
>> banging.
>
>Like what?

This article by Dr. Greene seems to say that kids don't injure
themselves with head banging.

http://www.drgreene.com/21_1104.html

How do you prevent head injury?

Typically, healthy toddlers don't seriously injure themselves
with this habit. Pain prevents them from banging too hard,
but even if it didn't, children under 3 don't generate enough
force to cause brain damage or neurologic problems. The
front or front/side of the head is the most frequently struck.
A toddler?s head is built to take all of the minor head trauma
that is a normal part of learning to walk and climb. Healthy
infants and toddlers who are head-bangers grow up to be
coordinated and completely normal children.

Curiously, one large study of this habit in healthy children
found head-bangers to be measurably advanced compared
to their peers. If anything, then, head banging in healthy
children can be a sign of increased intelligence.

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This site implies that injuries do occur, though it is a
rarity.

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic909.htm

Head banging: Physical or intracranial injuries rarely result,
even with forceful head banging. Head banging may cause
callus formation at the site of the banging, abrasions, and
contusions. Risk for injury is increased in children with
bleeding disorders. Skull fractures, eye injuries, and dental
injuries have rarely been reported.

--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits
.

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