Posted by: Brenda on: January 11, 2009
Vision changes in children can be helped by CranioSacral Therapy. Vision changes can occur after trauma whether the cause is physical such as a head injury or emotional such as witnessing a traumatic event.
“Disruptions in visual processing are characteristic of students who have been traumatized. For many who have witnessed or been involved in the [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: December 28, 2008
In my post a few back I noted that it is not always possible for parents to explore CranioSacral Therapy for themselves before sending their children. This may occur when your child has an acute problem that needs to be helped fairly quickly such as an ear infection or a fall.
I would also like parents [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: October 7, 2008
CranioSacral Therapy can help your teen become more balanced. We all know that today’s teens are under pressure at home, school, work and socially. When your teen is out of balance they experience pain, suffering, overwhelm and turmoil that persists. Habits can turn into obsessions. They struggle with being scattered, tuned out, unaware or over [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: April 17, 2008
I love watching The Dog Whisperer on National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan teaches us about ourselves as we relate to the animals in our home. He states that dogs take over the job of pack leader when we do not fulfill that role-when we are mourning lost pets, sad, fearful, angry, frustrated…….emotional instead of [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: February 4, 2008
Sensory Integration treatment was developed to help children who present with problems in motor, cognitive, and social/emotional development that are related to sensory processing. It focuses on processing and integrating sensory information and its impact on skill development. As CranioSacral therapists it is very beneficial to be aware of the signs of sensory integration difficulties [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: January 14, 2008
Book Review: Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes (North Atlantic Books) is a wonderful book written for parents, caregivers and professionals who work with children. This book provides definitions, symptoms at different ages, many examples of successful treatments for trauma in children and most importantly, ways in which families and caretakers can prevent the [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: January 8, 2008
Learning disabilities is not really a good name for the wide range of issues surrounding the learning process. There are many books written on many different approaches to children having problems in the school system. CranioSacral Therapy is especially helpful if there is a physical component that may be affecting the child’s [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: December 19, 2007
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 [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: December 16, 2007
Treating children with CranioSacral Therapy is a delicate business. Children move and using this hands on therapy with children requires that the therapist “goes with the flow”. There are many levels of training that can be obtained through the Upledger Institute. The first two levels of training provide you with the basics: a ten step [...]
Posted by: Brenda on: November 30, 2007
CranioSacral therapy treats the body as a whole. For example, when one therapist is working with the sacrum (that triangular shaped bone at the base of the spine) this therapist focuses on many things at once:
what is the overall feel of this area
how is this bone sitting, is it angled in some way
what [...]
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