What are the reasons why children shake their heads?

At different stages of children's growth, children will show many different phenomena. Sometimes these phenomena will bring us a lot of joy, but sometimes some phenomena of children will make parents nervous, so parents should pay more attention to all phenomena of their children. Sometimes children will keep shaking their heads, and many parents don’t know what is causing this.

Category 1: The baby shakes his head under normal circumstances

Development of the vestibular system!

Some children often shake their heads, or even bang their heads, and sometimes sway their bodies. This is just like how children like to be supported and danced. Mothers do not need to worry too much, as these are all normal physiological phenomena.

1. This is the stimulation that children's vestibular system needs to develop. The vestibule is an organ that maintains balance. Most babies will have a stage of vestibular "self-stimulation", and they will jump up and down and shake their heads and bodies. 3% to 15% of infants will also hit their heads against other objects.

2. Vestibular self-stimulation usually begins when the baby is 6 to 8 months old, which is also the time when vestibular sensitivity reaches its peak. This behavior may disappear in a short period of time or last for a longer period of time. Most children disappear between 1 and 1.5 years old.

Notice:

Intellectual development is cumulative. The vestibular system is one of the earliest senses to develop and accounts for a large part of an infant's early sensory experience. These experiences may play a key role in integrating other senses and movements, and therefore also affect higher-level emotional development and cognitive abilities.

Category 2: Situations where you should be alert when your baby shakes his head

Baby calcium deficiency

If the baby is calcium deficient, some may also show symptoms of shaking the head. At this time, mothers should pay attention to observe whether the baby has excessive sweating, night crying, restless sleep, baldness on the back of the head, etc. If so, it is best to go to the hospital for an examination to rule out the possibility of calcium deficiency. Also, pay attention to giving your children more calcium supplements and let them get more sun exposure.

Baby eczema

If your baby's brain development is normal but he still shakes his head frequently and cries during sleep, this is most likely caused by a skin disease. Eczema is also one of the reasons why babies shake their heads. Babies with eczema cannot scratch themselves with their hands, so they can only scratch the itch by shaking their heads.

eczema:

Eczema is a skin disease caused by an allergic reaction. If you have eczema, you will have symptoms such as skin desquamation, flushing, blisters, erosion, and scabs. The range may affect the inside of the ear canal, the outer ear, and the skin behind the ear.

Kind tips:

If your baby has eczema, you should not let him scratch the skin where the eczema occurs with his hands, as this will cause bacterial infection of the skin. In addition, you should not use soap or hot water to wash the affected skin. Because soap and hot water will wash away the oil on the surface of the skin, making the skin drier.

Indoor temperature is too high

If your baby keeps shaking his head while sleeping, it may be that the temperature in the room is too high, or the quilt is too thick, causing the baby to be too hot and his head to itch and he is shaking his head. In this case, mothers should pay attention to the fact that the temperature of the baby's sleeping environment should be appropriate and not too hot. For example, in summer, the indoor temperature should be controlled at 25 degrees, which is most suitable for babies to sleep.