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
Class 1 – The Structures Beneath // Why Chiropractic Spinal & Cranial Adjusting?
Class 2 – The Developing Brain // Glitches & Common vs. Normal Development
Class 3 – The Nervous System // The Chiropractic Care Difference in Pregnancy & Birth
Class 4 – The Dural Meningeal System // Good Parenting Habits for Proper Neurological Development
Class – 5 Developmental Milestones // Cranial & Spinal Care for Neurological Optimization
Class – 6 Primitive Reflexes // Neurological Development & Integration
Class – 7 Shape of Things Plagiocephaly & Torticollis
Class – 8 Tongue Tie
Class – 9 What’s Wrong With This Face // Common Craniofacial Distortions & What Parents Should Look For
Class – 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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Ava Aschinger
I have learned so much about childhood development, cranial bones, and the nervous system through this course! Motor, sensory, and communication developmental milestones are used to track children’s overall neurological development. Cranial distortions are caused by underlying issues including the womb position in pregnancy, prolonged or difficult labor, birth interventions, delivery complications, having the baby on his or her back for long periods of time, and abnormal dural meningeal tension. These distortions are correctable with chiropractic care and parents applying practical action steps for their child. If the compensatory patterns are left uncorrected, these will become the foundation from which the child will develop for the rest of his or her life. Tummy time is so important for a child’s development and breastfeeding also helps support proper cranial dynamics. Regular prenatal chiropractic adjustments are very beneficial in restoring pelvic, spinal, and cranial alignment of the mother, aiding in a more balanced birth process. Health is built from the inside out. Salutogenesis is the idea of promoting and supporting health and well-being.
This course has equipped me with knowledge which I am able to apply in health coaching. I am also now more aware of the symptoms and facial features of cranial distortions. I would love to help other families, and my future family, notice cranial facial distortions, and take practical action steps to correct any issues.
I have noticed my head shape, facial structure, and my tongue-tie and lip ties. I am so grateful I had this opportunity to take this course and learn more in the area of childhood development. I am so excited to practice what I have learned!
Yes, I would highly recommend this course to all ages including my family, friends, church community, and neighbors. Whether you have had children already, will in the future, or know someone with small children, this course is for you! The videos were short and the information was easy to comprehend. The video transcripts, slide show presentations, and the milestone and primary reflex charts were also very helpful. I really enjoy asking questions so the interactive Q&A live calls with speaker presentations and access to the Facebook group were an added bonus for me. Throughout the class, practical action steps were provided for various symptoms, and the causes and effects of those symptoms were also explained. Thank you so much to Dr. Rosen, Dr. Watson, and Mrs. Dalidowitz for sharing their expertise! I really loved this course and am looking forward to taking other Peak Potential Institute classes!
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Joelle Johnson, DC
Concise, informative and full of great information.
Helpful to take it in layman’s terms not doctorease and helpful for discussing info with parents.
Yes, I would recommend this course.
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Dr. Kelly Fortier
I took it to gain more knowledge on specific facial patterns I see on the daily to help me identify what’s going on better. It was more entry level than I thought, but I gained some basics that will help me relate to parents.
This is a general course that gives you a broad awareness of cranial distortions and why is important. It’s given me some tools, but I’m going to build on this through working through some of the previous course material to help me correct the distortions I see on the table
I would say I’m more show and tell on the table with parents and can help them understand the importance of what I’m seeing that is often not why the parent brought their child in, but relates to it so much. I really enjoy learning this work.
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