Parents often ask us why their babies often shake their heads? Is there something wrong with it, could it be something uncomfortable? Will there be shaking syndrome, which is not good for the brain? Shaking your head at such a young age, does it mean that you don’t want or are not happy? As new parents, they are cautious about their babies’ various behaviors, fearing that they will be careless and not discover some of their babies’ behaviors in time. The reason why baby shakes his head In fact, the reasons for baby shakes his head are head eczema, head and pillow sweating discomfort, vestibular function exercise and so on. The most common one is the exercise of vestibular function. In addition to shaking the head, some babies also show ear picking behavior. In this case, exclude ear inflammation and foreign bodies, observe whether there is any fluid outflow and whether there is a bad smell. If everything is normal, the same problem of vestibular function development is considered. What is the vestibule? The vestibule is a special device that is the first sensory organ to develop during fetal life, as well as the sense of touch, and is located in the inner ear area. Therefore, some articles, will say that babies shake their heads because of problems with the development of the inner ear. It is just called differently, and parents do not have to struggle with what exactly is the problem because of this. The vestibule is sensitive to changes in body position and adjusts the limbs to maintain balance. This is the reason why some adults experience motion sickness, which has something to do with vestibular development. Why is it important to exercise vestibular function? The vestibular system accounts for a large part of an infant’s early sensory experiences, and these experiences may have a key role in integrating other senses and movements, so they also influence higher-level emotional development and cognitive abilities. By 5 months, some babies like to be held up and bounced around, as well as rotated, swung back and forth, and side to side. The reason babies have such a great interest in these activities is that they are born with a very well-developed vestibular system, mastering body movement and balance by virtue of this sense of balance. Research now proves that increased motor stimulation of the vestibule can advance the development of sitting, crawling, standing and walking movements. How to promote the development of vestibular function in babies? Exercising vestibular function has such great benefits, so moms and dads, when you see your baby simply shaking his head frequently, don’t be anxious or stop it. This exercise, too, will not cause shaking syndrome. As they grow and develop it will ease on its own, and most babies will get better around 1 year old. Here are a few ways to effectively help train your baby’s vestibular function: 1. Small airplanes. Small-month-old babies can do small airplane game, let the baby lying on the parent’s arm so fly around, ah, with us to relieve colic is very similar to the method. This can promote his head and crest stretching, but also to strengthen the parent-child relationship. 2, sheet shaking. You can put the baby in the sheet shaking, the whole body curled up is a state of flexion, just like in the mother’s womb, very secure. 3.Big ball exercise. Let the baby lying prone on the big ball, adults hold the baby and the big ball back and forth slowly rocking, you can also hold the baby sitting on the big ball upside down, the baby will be very fond of this activity, through the sensory stimulation of this movement to promote the development of the sense of balance in the brain. 4.Cave. Mainly for the baby will crawl, you can buy the baby this cave toys, to guide the baby crawl through. Or parents can use a cardboard box to make a “cave” for the baby to play. Parents can provide more rich parent-child activities for their babies to increase parent-child bonding and prevent various vestibular problems at the same time. When your baby is shaking his head, you don’t have to be nervous anymore, but you can help him exercise his vestibular function.