Comments on: Does Your Child Pull Their Hair?

By: anne

anne — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:49:50 +0000

Hi Im A child minder and Have a girl who is 10 i noticed a few months ago her hair becoming very thin around the front of her hairline so kept my eye on her only to realise she was pulling her hair out and putting it in her mouth whether she eats it I have no Idea then after me trying to get her to stop doing it she moved onto the eyebrows then she seemed to stop for a while only to return this morning with no eyebrows when I asked her what was happening she said she had face paints on and they burned them of…. very good fabricated Story which I never bought she cam in from school and we sat down to do homework for her to tell me she pulled them all out but doesnt know why??? question is how do I broach the subject with her dad her mum passed away while she was a baby

By: Joelle

Joelle — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:29:34 +0000

Hi, a friend of mine is 18, and he has a problem where he will be pulling his hair out without realizing it… he’s been doing this since he was in 6th grade…. any suggestions on how to break, i think, this habit? He does in subconsciously, he was doing it for almost 20 minutes without realizing it… Any suggestions are appreciated..

By: Chantelle

Chantelle — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:14:53 +0000

Hi when I was 7 my grandfather passed away I started puling my hair out.I did my eyelashes legs arms eyebrows and it got so bad that I had a bald patch at the front of my head.I think it was a strange way of coping with my grandfathers death.It took me a very long time of getting over this habit and it wasn’t my family that stopped me from doing it.I realized I myself had to be ready to stop and even though my family was very worried and stuff it was me in the end that finally stopped myself from doing it.I am now 15 and haven’t been pulling my hair out for a couple of years now.I have also got a worrying problem which also developed from my grandfathers death but I am also learning to cope with that.I hope that all people and their family’s that have this problem do eventually find a way to get better.
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By: Magda

Magda — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:28:23 +0000

My almost 2year old started pulling her hair about 4 months ago, only at night when she’s falling asleep she twirls her pacifier in her hair, then she wanted the pacifier all the time so I took it away since she started doing it in the daytime as well. It seemed that she stopped for awhile but tonight she did it again, the pacifier was full of hair. I’m thinking of shaving her head if it worked for someone please let me know

By: lou

lou — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:00:29 +0000

i have a daughter aged nearly 2 in the same situation,she pulls her hair whilst eating it an suking her thumb,ive only noticed it in the the last couple of weeks and now has bold paches.do you no what halm eating hair does?

By: aimee

aimee — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:36:50 +0000

How is your daughter doing with the hair pulling? My son started when he was 8 and he is now 10 and is still doing it. Poor babies. Please let me know if you have found anything that helps. Thank you.

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:28:53 +0000

My daughter is 15 months old and is ALWAYS pulling her hair out — just on her right side of her head. I have now noticed it really starting to look bald. Its freaking me out! What are the chances this will stop or go away??

By: Angela anderson

Angela anderson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:39:10 +0000

I am very worried about my 14 month old daughter, I’m hoping my habits haven’t rubbed off on her. I’m 33 and have been twirling, snapping, biting my hair since I was a child. It drives my mother and husband nuts and I have no control, I’m usually zoned out while doing it and it keeps me relaxed. I’ve noticed my daughter plays with her hair now and when I’m rocking her to sleep for her nap, I’ve noticed she pulls at her eyelashes and they come out. I don’t know what to do, i rock her to sleep for nap time just so I can make sure she doesn’t pull them all out.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:07:48 +0000

hi im ashley
i dont belive you have TTM and its not grosse to eat your hair its a habit a deasise you cant help it okay!

and my mom is going through the same thing she used to have very thick hair but now its gotten very thin and shes 34 and its not a bad habit its just something that happens in the shower shes taking hair and nail pills and it strenthins her nairs and hair her hair is much thicker now and her nails were weak before and now are strong i think you should try it. it might work very well for you!!!! Thank you very much

Sincerly, Ashleyb
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By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:58:52 +0000

well i have some advice,
Not trying to sound rude but, TTM doesnt mean your child isnt health i myself am going through TTM if you have any questions i am willing to tell you about the feelings and everything. but just so you should know i havent been doing it for 5 months i wont lie but its tough i think you should get her a happy face ball ( really any colourful ball) and when ever she does it like a time she usally does it at she can get the ball and squezze it as hard as she wants to pull her hair it helped for me i stopped getting the urges after a month now am getting better and my hair is growing back but trust me she will coem around TTM is usally janetic it comes from a family that has Depression and anzietiy like my mother and father i was 12 when i did it around May and now feel alot happier and healthier please please take time to talk with her and make her feel special like going out for lunch or getting her nails done but just being with her is what she needs and some kids just want to talk so i hope your daughter gets better and send her my best thank you

Sincerly, Ashley
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