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[quote=Anonymous]My 6-year-old daughter did this from age 18 months till she was 5. She was diagnosed at 4 with Sensory Processing Disorder. She did it to help herself fall asleep. She never did it to the point of breaking the skin. After talking with her about it gently for a long time (months and months), we finally got her to switch to either rubbing her lips on her nubby blankie or rocking back and forth on her hands and knees to help herself fall asleep. We explained in very basic terms that her head was really precious, and that the banging wasn't so good for her. She is bright, well-adjusted kid, doing well in school and life in general (with some sensory challenges.) Her pediatrician assured us that it was common and okay. I still think she bangs her head from time to time to help herself fall back asleep, but she has a soft mattress, and does it much less than she used to. Good luck to you, I was really worried about it for a long time, so I get where you are coming from. [/quote]

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