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Can I let my kid go to sleep after he hits his head?
Thanks Mandy from OH for this one. The myth about not going to sleep after a head injury is just that: a myth. One perpetuated by a lot of bad TV. I first heard it when watching Emergency with Randolph Mantooth. Keeping a kid awake only makes him more irritable, sleepy and cranky, all of which are also signs of a more serious head injury. Therefore, if a kid has been denied his nap, we don’t know whether it’s sleep deprivation or something more serious going on. Let him go to sleep. Wake him once every couple hours if it makes you feel better. Call the pediatrician if he is sleeping longer than usual, at a time that isn’t normally nap time if you are at all worried.
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