What age do you stop having a soft spot?

You stop having a soft spot on your head as a baby when skull bones fuse and fontanelles close. Babies are born with six fontanelles, but two main ones are noticeable, the anterior fontanelle on top of head, diamond shaped, and posterior fontanelle at back of head, triangular. The posterior soft spot closes early, around 2 to 3 months of age. The anterior soft spot, which is larger, closes later, typically between 12 and 18 months, though it can sometimes take up to 24 months and still be normal. By 2 years old, almost all children have closed soft spots and skull feels hard all over. The closure is gradual as bone grows. Doctors monitor soft spot closure at well baby visits to ensure normal brain growth. If soft spot closes too early, called craniosynostosis, or too late, it may indicate medical issue. After closure, adults do not have open soft spot, skull is solid, though sutures remain slightly flexible until adulthood. So you stop having soft spot between 2 months for back and 12 to 18 months for top, with all closed by 2 years. Figuratively, you never stop having soft spot emotionally.