My 1 Year Old Bangs His Head On The Floor

Treatment for head injuries depend on the severity.

My 1 year old bangs his head on the floor.

Boys are three or four times more likely to be head bangers than girls. Head banging is surprisingly common. Head banging often starts in the second half of the first year and peaks between 18 and 24 months of age. 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.

For some children head banging is a way to release tension and prepare for sleep. Some kids bang the head out of frustration or anger as in a temper tantrum. My son is almost a year and a half old and has started to bang his head on the wall or the floor when he s mad or frustrated. Head banging is surprisingly common.

In mild cases ice rest and extra cuddles are the best medicine not a bad treatment for adult head bumps either after a concussion. 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. We try not to react too much but we are shocked.

Typically head banging appears in the latter half of the first year of life and generally ends spontaneously by four years of age. Boys are three or four times more likely to be head bangers than girls. Why does my toddler purposely bang his head.