Find out if your child's hair loss is due to a medical problem or stress.

It's upsetting to watch your kid get bald. What are the reasons why young toddlers lose their hair? If you are having difficulty pinpointing the root of the problem, this article is for you.

When children experience hair loss, especially at a young age, it can have serious emotional and psychological consequences. Let's take a look at what triggers hair loss in young people so we can have an honest conversation with them about building inner confidence and discover a workable solution.

Child Hair Loss and Its Root Causes

Hair loss in children can be brought on by a number of different things. Some causes can be remedied without the involvement of a doctor at all, while others must be dealt with promptly.

Non-Medical Factors

Some of the most frequent non-medical reasons of hair loss in children are: newborn hair loss, friction, chemical usage, blow drying, and tight hairstyles.

During the first six months of life, some newborns have a temporary thinning of their hair, which is followed by a full head of hair. It's perfectly natural – you have nothing to worry about.

Kids can lose hair by constantly rubbing their heads on hard surfaces including beds, carpets, and floors. In the event that they are able to discontinue this practise, hair growth will resume.

If children's hair is styled with bleach, colour, perms, or straighteners, the hair will be damaged and may fall out. Either don't do these things at all or replace the chemicals with something natural. Heat damage from blow drying, perming, or straightening your child's hair might cause hair loss. Instead, you should use the coolest setting on the hair dryer and limit the number of times you subject their hair to heat.

Your child's hair follicles will be damaged if you use a comb or brushes to pull it back and then tie it in a tight ponytail, bun, or braid. If you want to keep your hair from falling out, you should put it in loose styles and be careful when detangling it.

Medical Conditions

Many medical conditions, including infections, illnesses, and deficiencies including hypothyroidism, alopecia areata, trichotillomania, telogen effluvium, and nutritional inadequacies, contribute to hair thinning and loss in youngsters.

Infection of the scalp caused by dermatophytes, often known as tinea capitis or ringworm of the scalp. Tinea capitis is characterised by localised hair loss, black patches at the site of hair loss, itching, redness, lumps on the scalp, brittle hair, enlarged lymph nodes, and a mild fever.

In alopecia areata, the immune system attacks healthy hair follicle cells, resulting in bald patches.

Trichotillomania is an obsessive-compulsive condition in which the sufferer has an overwhelming need to repeatedly and compulsively pluck off their hair.

Testing for thyroid function, as well as a complete blood count, serum iron, and serum zinc can help doctors make a diagnosis is your child’s hair is falling out at an alarming rate.