My Toddler Frequently Pulls His Hair, So I Asked Experts to

My Toddler Frequently Pulls His Hair, So I Asked Experts to Explain What Was Going On
PopSugar
3/11/2021
Sydni Ellis
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My Toddler Frequently Pulls His Hair, So I Asked Experts to Explain What Was Going On
When my 2-year-old gets frustrated, mad at his older brother, sleepy, bored, or lost in the wonder that is TV, I often catch him pulling his hair. It's not too long - he's had a couple masked haircuts during the pandemic - but it has just enough length to be gripped, tugged, and twirled by his little fingers. When I don't catch him in the act, I see the evidence in the form of spaghetti sauce, Play-Doh, and mud wound through his blonde hair. I've tried telling him to stop. I've tried gently moving his hands away from his hair. I've tried putting gel in his hair and combing it off his forehead. Nothing seems to help. Although he isn't pulling hard enough to remove any hairs from his head, I still worry that this behavior could cause hair loss or could be hurting him. Pediatricians and child psychologists spoke with POPSUGAR to give more insight into this toddler behavior and tips on what parents can do about it.

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