The Canadian Pediatric Society has the following site which lists  safety protocols for infants.  http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/babies/SafeSleepForBaby.htm

While working with children I have  seen infants with mildly delayed motor skills and mildly misshapen heads.  The instructions to have the infant sleep on their back sometimes was mistakenly taken as an okay to have the child frequently sleep in their car/infant seat.  Because the child was sleeping at a raised angle, that all important time spent flat exploring leg and arm movements, moving the head from side to side and developing coordinated abdominal and breathing muscles was reduced.  Also, if the car seat was a place that was calming for a fussy child the equally important play time spent on their stomach may have been reduced.  As a result the delicate head shaping process did not occur leaving a flattened back or side of the head, tightened neck and upper trunk muscles on one side and asymmetrical motor skills or a great dislike of the prone/ stomach position.  This position is very important for the development of neck muscles and future gross motor skills.

CranioSacral Therapy for these children is a gentle way of relaxing and balancing soft tissues, muscles, and cranial bones.  Combined with movement therapy to ensure proper muscle development CranioSacral Therapy can aid in normal child development, treatment of torticolis,  and cranial shape normalization.

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