Worrying About My 14 Month Old's Safety

I agree with the other responses - it's just a fact of life for little ones! Most likely growth spurts, learning how to move and where their body is in space, etc.
However, if you are worried you could have his eyes tested - my brother had countless accidents as a baby/toddler before anyone realised he had trouble with his eyesight. Once diagnosed, he started eye exercises, etc ... and became a very good sportsman. Easy to check and may ease your mind. Good luck!

My son was exactly the same. The problem is, there is not much you can do about it. I was standing RIGHT NEXT to my son on the sidewalk, looking at him, and he toppled over and scraped his chin. I couldnt have been closer, and I saw it happen. Two weeks later, his chin was healed, and I was standing right next to him on a playground, watching him. He fell over AGAIN and scraped the tip of his nose all up. He had also cut his gums on the safety gate at our house, and had all manner of other little injuries.

You can keep watching him, and its probably just going to keep happening for another couple of months, until he becomes a little more coordinated. Keep him out of high risk situations (where he could really fall far and hurt himself, or choke on something) and keep the bandaids, neosporin and bactein handy.

Good luck

A., I feel your frustration. Have you asked your ped if your son's body has developed enough to support his activity? Are his bones strong enough to support his body? Is his vision / hearing OK? It may be more than "just being a boy". Good luck.

Sounds a typical little boy. Get used to it. He will learn from trial and error on how to judge his strength and how gravity works. Don't baby him. Let him explore. You may need to child proof your house if you haven't already. Put things that look interesting but dangerous out of reach. Get on the floor at his level and see what he sees so you can remove any foreseeable dangerous objects.

Get ready for a crazy ride. Boys are adventurous and do get hurt a lot. Think about it. Recall all the videos of people doing wild and crazy things. 99% of the time it is a boy or a man!

He's a toddler , ti's what they do.
They all get hurt. they are still learning about space. They learn to be careful by hurting themselves. He will get better as his coordination ,balance, motor skills get better . You can be standing right there and he can hurt himself in no time flat , it's a learning experience for him. It's a stressful experience for you.

Well, I'm going to add that my DD is the very same way! No joke, she had a dark front tooth for the LOOOONGEST time, from fallling on her face so much. She tended to walk on her toes, and inevitably fell on her face - scrapes on her nose, chin, lips, and the dark tooth where it bled into the pulp. It has gotten better w/ age (she's almost 4 now) but she's got a dark tooth again from something that she did! It's a running joke that when seh comes to me crying we'll say "did you fall A-G-A-I-N???!' She'll start to laugh and say yeah.. unless its really serious that is.. then I won't tease her.

She needs to pay more attention - this is in all things she does, and I'm sure this is why she's so accident prone. She'll walk forward but look backwards.. It's as if she doesnt have that sense of self-preservation that we tend to have.. Weird. But, again it's getting better as she ages, as I can reason with her and seh realizes the faults of her not paying attention.

So, good luck, hold him, urge him to be careful and wait till he grows up :) I can't wait till she learns to drive <ugh> I may refrain from allowing that till she shows much much MUCH improved attention to detail LOL Not kidding.

Growth spurts. They grow so fast they can't keep up with themselves. It's normal. It's tough on the first time mommy cause we think we have to keep them safe from all harm. But he learns from the bumps - sure it's ouchy, but he's learning depth perception, lifting, pulling, how to move his body. Breath and relax - you're doing on and so is he :)

He's a boy. It's their specialty. :D

Watch him more closely. Keep him with you all the time. Don't take your eyes off him. Teach him the rules. Teach him to obey them. He will thank you later.

ETA: and so will we. ;)