Hair loss

[rainbowfairy]

A friend of mine has a dd (4) who since the age of about 2 pulls out her hair and now she has a huge bald patch at the back of her hair, her mum doesn't seem that worried about this, i am more concerned than she is, which is why i thought i would ask about it here to see if anyone else has experienced this. Whenever i see her she is a very happy little girl, will pass on advice to my friend. thanks

Its called trichotilomania, its common in older girls, normally starting at aged 11. I have it. My DD2 also pulled her hair out for 2 years when she was 1-3. It stopped overnight. Children who pull do normally grow out of it, but teenagers and adults find it harder to stop. Its classed as an Impulse Disorder (simliar to OCD)
HTH

ok thanks