Young children never cease to amaze their parents with their new actions. But some of these manipulations go unnoticed by adults. What to do if the baby starts scratching his head? After all, such an action of a child can be both a consequence of a certain disease, and unnatural behavior. Therefore, scratching the head of children should not be ignored, but you need to find the reasons for this and try to get rid of them.
Causes of the manifestation of itching of the head in babies
A baby may start scratching his head as early as 4-5 months of age. For some children, it manifests itself only during the day, while for others, at any time of the day. If you observe that your baby itches for a long time, the very first thing you need to do is change the pillow. Very often, all the reasons for such causes of anxiety for the baby are reduced to low-quality material and the filling of this product. In general, a small child's pillow is best replaced with a bike diaper folded several times. If your baby does not like sleeping on a flat surface, you can put a special orthopedic pillow under his head.
Orthopedic pillows will prevent your baby from rolling over onto his stomach and burying his nose in the blanket. They also prevent the development of curvature of the baby's cervical vertebrae.
A disease such as rickets can also be attributed to the causes of head scratching in a child. Because if a child's body lacks vitamin D, sweating increases. The sweat produced is very salty, which makes the baby's scalp irritated and itchy.
Another reason that can be called one of the more frequent is allergies. Moreover, allergic rashes on the baby's head may not immediately be noticed, because the scalp is denser. But regardless of this, the child begins to be bothered by itching, and he scratches his head.
Older children may suffer from head lice or, in other words, lice. A 2-3 year old child can pick up these parasites from children in the kindergarten or when playing together on the street. And lice usually cause severe itching of the head, and because of this, the baby intensively scratches his head.
Older children may scratch their heads just like that or to draw attention to themselves.
This can create a bad habit that can be difficult to cope with.
How to get rid of an itchy head in toddlers
In order for the itch to disappear in the baby, you need to find and eliminate the irritant. Specialists such as a pediatrician, allergist, and neurologist will be able to help find the cause of the itching. But in no case should it be left to chance, because even seemingly harmless scratching can lead to unpleasant consequences. Indeed, at the site of scratching, wounds may appear, into which any infection can easily get. If you cannot cope with an itchy head in a child on your own, you should contact a specialist with this problem.
