Understanding Cranial Facial Distortions and Their Impact on Childhood Development
Understanding Cranial Facial Distortions and Their Impact on Childhood Development
Every parent has hopes and dreams about their baby, and wonders who they will grow up to be, and what they will achieve. What if you could understand the missing link to ensure that your baby had every opportunity for each successive developmental window to be unlocked during their most critical timeframe for brain growth from birth to age two? What if through this new knowledge you could change the destiny of your child’s future so radically that it could mean the difference between them either thriving or surviving in the world? Enter Drs. Rosen and Watson, who offer the first of its kind class for caregivers, parents, and interdisciplinary therapists and professionals to demystify the missing piece to optimal childhood development – the effects of cranial and facial distortions on human potential.
Much has been written about milestones and primitive reflexes and their impact on developmental potential: ADD/ADHD, Autism, developmental delay, dyslexia, dyscalculia, etc. Usually, parents only hear these terms after the concerns they have about their child’s development have fallen upon deaf ears. It is not until the situation becomes obvious that intervention is recommended. Even then, the therapies recommended often do not address the underlying neurology behind these developmental “glitches.” Worse, many well-intentioned professionals call these issues “common,” when they are not normal, and can affect proper neurological development. What often manifests as only mild symptoms early in life, can progress to more severe issues as the child reaches age 4 or 5. Knowing what to look for before the situation or condition escalates is paramount to achieving a more efficient, less stressful (both to the child and family) resolution.
In this online program Drs. Rosen and Watson, along with long-time patient, parent-child coach, and mother of five, Ashley Dalidowitz, will walk you through an understanding of normal childhood growth and development and the structural distortion patterns to look for that may indicate red flags signaling challenges in a child’s development. This course is one of the greatest gifts a caregiver, parent, or grandparent could ever give: a roadmap towards peak potential for neurological growth, development, and life-long success that every child deserves.
What You’ll Learn
- Developmental anatomy, physiology, and neurology of the developing nervous system
- How to recognize developmental “glitches” in a child’s development
- Specific conditions such as, torticollis, plagiocephaly, missed milestones, retained primal reflexes, tongue-tie, and cranial facial distortions are discussed
- What you as a parent or health care provider can do when you suspect something is wrong
Resources Provided
- Video class modules
- Evaluation & technique presentations
- Practical demonstrations
- Calls to action (CTAs)
- Interactive private Facebook group
- Complete PDF workbooks
- Email access to Dr. Rosen & Dr. Watson
- Developmental mentorship by Ashley Dalidowitz
Course Contents
10 Modules | 10 CTAs
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Module 01 The Structures Beneath // Why Chiropractic Spinal & Cranial Adjusting?
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Module 02 The Developing Brain // Glitches & Common vs. Normal Development
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Module 03 The Nervous System // The Chiropractic Care Difference in Pregnancy & Birth
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Module 04 The Dural Meningeal System // Good Parenting Habits for Proper Neurological Development
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Module 05 Developmental Milestones // Cranial & Spinal Care for Neurological Optimization
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Module 06 Primitive Reflexes // Neurological Development & Integration
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Module 07 Shape of Things Plagiocephaly & Torticollis
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Module 08 Tongue Tie
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Module 09 What’s Wrong With This Face // Common Craniofacial Distortions & What Parents Should Look For
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Module 10 What Can You Do? // How to Prepare Your Child’s Nervous System
Meet the Instructors
As early as first quarter in chiropractic school they were attracted to each other’s commitment to chiropractic and the pursuit of excellence. Their combined 80 years of personal and clinical and teaching experience, in delivering the chiropractic adjustment is unparalleled in the chiropractic profession. Their international outreach through teaching, writing and lecturing has been a driving force in their personal and professional careers since their first seminar taught together as students, in 1979.
Their years of experience have taught them what works and what does not work to create a successful practice and lifestyle. The more competent and comprehensive your expertise you will find that more patients will seek your services and your practice will grow exponentially.
Ashley Dalidowitz is a Boston native and parent-child coach specializing in early childhood development, with a multidisciplinary background in speech-language pathology, literature, and music. A mother of five, Ashley is a strong advocate for the salutogenic model of health and the body’s innate capacity to heal.
Her personal and professional journey has been deeply shaped by chiropractic care, particularly in addressing complex pediatric concerns such as craniofacial distortions, helmet correction, tethered oral tissues (TOTS), tongue-tie revisions, and neurodevelopmental challenges including speech delays, milestone regression, autism spectrum symptoms, and PANS/PANDAS.
Ashley’s primary focus is brain health and the integrative approaches that support optimal nervous system function. Her interests span chiropractic care for the developing brain, music and speech therapy, traditional nutritional therapies, EMDR, and German New Medicine. Her goal in teaching this course and life’s mission is to empower caregivers in building inner trust and confidence as a child’s first teacher and advocate.
She is the founder of Mighty Milestones, a developmental milestone support group for expectant parents, caregivers, and families with children from conception through age three. Based in Arden, NC, the group uses It’s All in the Head by Drs. Rosen and Watson as a guiding resource for early neurodevelopmental care.
Ashley is available for consultations at theconsciouschildcoach.com.
Feedback From Our Students
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Dr. Sonia McGowin
I love everything Dr. Rosen offers, and this topic was especially interesting to me. We do extensive work in my clinic with complex kids, tongue ties and primitive reflexes. Just hoping to learn even more.
This is a nice introduction to cranial distortions. Excellent explanation of primitive reflexes Important info on plagiocephaly and how to measure and classify it.
This program has given me some additional exam points to include.
We have a complete TOTs program which also ends up including facial asymmetries, torticollis, plagiocephaly, etc. It’s important to help parents see how it’s all connected.
Always such great information. Thank you!
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Karen Aschinger
Everyone should take Understanding Cranial Facial Distortions and Their Impact on Childhood Development. This class has given me new knowledge of childhood development. I’ve learned about cranial bones and cranial nerves, the importance of spinal & cranial adjustments and chiropractic prenatal care, the benefits of no birth interventions, the brain growth and nervous system during the first two years and good parenting habits for proper neurological development.
I have learned the difference between common vs. normal, action steps to implement if a baby is not meeting milestones as expected and the importance of the first two years- the synapses made, the growth of the brain, including the growth of the cerebellum and gray matter. I will share this course and “It’s All in the Head” with others to help them lay the foundation for their child’s future developmental potential.
I have observed my own tongue-tie, head shape and face structure. I wish I had taken this class 22 years ago.
I would recommend mothers-to-be, fathers-to-be, and grandparents take this course. I’ve learned so much. This course is filled with so much great information. I love the Doctor Sharing and Q & A live calls on Zoom, the personal Zoom call with Ashley and the 20+ articles, studies and activities shared. Ashley Dalidowitz also gave us a list of 21 resources – books, periodicals, podcasts/apps and parent/child programs. I love the salutogenic parenting resources. Thank you Drs. Martin Rosen and Nancy Watson and Ashley Dalidowitz! My daughter and I loved this class!!
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Christina Baran Gray, DC
I took this program to help with infant care in practice.
My takeaways are how to notice facial distortions, body movements, tongue tie.
This program has helped me notice cranial distortions in my grandchildren, and has helped me help moms.
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