Did you know that Craniosacaral Therapy is not only beneficial for babies but it is also great for Children and Teenagers. During these years young people go through so many changes in their physical and emotional development it is important to check in with their body to ensure it has the capacity to adapt to these changes.
Does your child/teen find it difficult to concentrate, hold a pencil, hold themselves upright or fidget?
Do they have problems with balance and co-ordination?
Has your child been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, dyslexic or dyspraxia?
Does your child have anxiety, sleep disorders or mood swings?
Do they dislike labels on clothes or certain textures against skin, are fussy with different texture of foods, cling onto things, walk on tip toes, need to move around when trying to concentrate or sticking tongue out when writing.
These can all be signs of unintegrated or retained primitive reflexes.
So what are Primitive Reflexes?
Does your child/teen find it difficult to concentrate, hold a pencil, hold themselves upright or fidget?
Do they have problems with balance and co-ordination?
Has your child been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, dyslexic or dyspraxia?
Does your child have anxiety, sleep disorders or mood swings?
Do they dislike labels on clothes or certain textures against skin, are fussy with different texture of foods, cling onto things, walk on tip toes, need to move around when trying to concentrate or sticking tongue out when writing.
These can all be signs of unintegrated or retained primitive reflexes.
So what are Primitive Reflexes?
Primitive Reflexes are the first part of the brain to develop and should only remain active for the first few months of life. In typical development, these reflexes naturally integrate in sequential order during the first year, and replacement reflexes, called postural reflexes, emerge. Postural reflexes are more mature patterns of response that control balance, coordination, and sensory-motor development.
What happens if these reflexes are retained?
Retained primitive reflexes can lead to struggles related to disorders like ADHD, sensory processing disorder, autism, and learning disabilities. The persistence of primitive reflexes contributes to issues such as coordination, balance, sensory perceptions, fine motor skills, sleep, immunity, energy levels, impulse control, concentration, and all levels of social, emotional, and academic learning.
Craniosacral therapy can focus on supporting the body to integrate these reflexes and with the addition on some rhythmic movements that parents and children can do easily at home. These movements are simple, straightforward and always only the ones the child likes to do.
If you would like to find out more please get in touch
What happens if these reflexes are retained?
Retained primitive reflexes can lead to struggles related to disorders like ADHD, sensory processing disorder, autism, and learning disabilities. The persistence of primitive reflexes contributes to issues such as coordination, balance, sensory perceptions, fine motor skills, sleep, immunity, energy levels, impulse control, concentration, and all levels of social, emotional, and academic learning.
Craniosacral therapy can focus on supporting the body to integrate these reflexes and with the addition on some rhythmic movements that parents and children can do easily at home. These movements are simple, straightforward and always only the ones the child likes to do.
If you would like to find out more please get in touch
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