Worried about DD's fast developing Dome Skull. Help Needed!

[Geena1080]

My DD (16) seems to have developed a dome skull. I'm not sure what to do about it. Has anybody else noticed a similar development in their offspring, if so, how did you deal with it?

(my husband also had a Dome Skull phase when in his teens, could this be related?) Any help would be great.

skull plates remain soft until full development at around 18/19 years of age. the clingfilm does not prevent bones growing, but sufficiently constricts plate movement

those pictures are hilarious!

And what is skulling please?

Can you imagine the conversation between an average 14 year old to his mates?

"Comin to maccyDs later?"

"Nah, havin' me 'ead wrapped, innit?"

"Why"

"Dunno, s'fun for all the family, so supermum says"

Are they supposed to walk around with a cling-filmed head?

I'm pretty sure that would attract more attention that a 'dome head'...

Mum to teen: "Stop that skulling, grandad can see you and you'll go blind!"

I must admit I was thinking along the same lines Pascheaelina. Along with the inspecting their skull when they got out of the shower - surely any teen would tell you to stop it and it wouldn't show they had dome skull.

I am going to go and do something a little more useful now

Aren't skulls supposed to be a bit dome shaped? You wouldn't want a skull shaped like a diamond or a triangle, I don't think.

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possibly?

I highly recommend this.

Or a polydodecahedron.

I am really sorry but you have been completely misinformed about the cling film. My best friends brother, Christopher, a neurosurgeon at the pineapple golf club Illinois has always suggested wrapping the head in aluminium foil and running around the garden as fast as possible. Obviously this is quite difficult with a teenager but Christopher has a teenager himself and found that using a cigarette lighter and waving it in the air got the boy to concentrate specifically enough for the fast running, running that was aerodynamically improved through his dome head which you will be pleased to hear corrected after the foil treatment.
Hope this helps
Roger

Ooh- it's the man on the telly!

This is quite possibly my most favourite thread on mumsnet.

Marking my place.

This is a wind up, right?

Actually, it's very strange that this thread should appear today.

I have noticed my neighbours DS has dome skull...I'm quite sure they didn't have it when we moved in. Anyway, I've just been into the garden, and noticing they were out side too, called through the hedge "Don, I can help but notice, and I hope you don't mind me mentioning it, but I'm looking for some advice, but as I said I can't help but notice your DS has DM skull."

He just said "What are you on about?"

Sadly I think he must be in denial. Quite common, I would imagine.

After he said "What are you on about?" he just went inside, so I couldn't elaborate.