Concussions in Preschoolers Can Impair Bonding With Parents
Members of the Psychological Services Department have been working to improve awareness and understanding about Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs). We're always interested in new findings that can help us learn more about these potentially complicated injuries, so that we can work towards better student outcomes.
Dr. Miriam Beauchamp, professor of psychology at the University of Montreal and senior author of the study Concussions in Preschoolers, reported that, “The young brain is particularly vulnerable to injury because the skull is still thin and malleable. In the months following the injury, one of the first visible signs of social difficulties in young children is a decline in their relationship with their parents.”
Knowing that good parent-child relationships yield better social skills later in life, the researchers stressed the importance for parents to monitor behavior changes in their child following a head injury. While this was a small study, the researchers found that "the quality of parent-child interactions following concussion was significantly reduced compared to non-injured children.” If you have questions about concussions - also referred to as mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or mTBI - your School Psychologists can help.
Dr. Miriam Beauchamp, professor of psychology at the University of Montreal and senior author of the study Concussions in Preschoolers, reported that, “The young brain is particularly vulnerable to injury because the skull is still thin and malleable. In the months following the injury, one of the first visible signs of social difficulties in young children is a decline in their relationship with their parents.”
Knowing that good parent-child relationships yield better social skills later in life, the researchers stressed the importance for parents to monitor behavior changes in their child following a head injury. While this was a small study, the researchers found that "the quality of parent-child interactions following concussion was significantly reduced compared to non-injured children.” If you have questions about concussions - also referred to as mild Traumatic Brain Injury, or mTBI - your School Psychologists can help.
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