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Familycare71 07:56 PM 09-10-2013
Originally Posted by grandmom:
You didn't say how old your son was. I'm guessing under 3. If these injuries are in the areas common to children this age, I'd have no concerns. Their heads are too heavy for their necks and the head often hits first. Heads, arms and shins are all common.

I'd encourage you to think about body language of the adult presenting you with the form to sign. If they seem upfront, calm, etc., then sign it and move on. Children get hurt.

If we keep them too safe at this age, they never learn to take risks. Then when they are older and want to take a risk, they don't know their own limits and will get hurt more severely. For this reason, I "celebrate" small injuries as a way of knowing that the child is working at their developmental stage and just beyond.

Frankly, I'd be more concerned if a child never got hurt.

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