Getting injured

suedell

My ds will be 4 in January and I feel like he gets hurt every ten minutes. Stubs a toe, bumps his head, falls, etc. Is this normal? Do I have a clutz or should I be worried? It doesn't help that he has a giant meltdown every time either.

funchicken

My older DD was very injury-prone. She used to bump into walls, fall off of her chair, trip over things. She actually has a problem with her vestibular system that affects her coordination and body awareness. We've been working with an OT for about a year, and it's really helped. I'm not saying that's what's going on with your DS, but for us there was more going on than just clumsiness. There's a really good book called The Out of Sync Child that goes into a lot of detail about sensory issues--you might want to check it out and see if any parts of it fit your DS.