Re: Infant flat skulls can be avoided: U.S. doctors

"JG" <jg030103@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Mark" <mlowry3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "JG" <jg030103@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Another article for the "Well, DUH!" file.   Amazing how some people
> > > manage to walk without someone else (a physician?) telling them
> > > (headphones?) how ("Left foot...right foot...left foot...right
> > > foot...left foot...").
>
> > Is a slightly flattened back of the head (aka: positional
> > plagiocephaly) dangerous to brain development?
>
> Overwhelmingly, no.  Some flattened-head cases, however (e.g., those
> severe enough to require corrective helmets), could conceivably hamper
> *social* development if allowed to go unchecked.  With all the concern
> about "bullying" these days, I'd advise parents, especially those
> reluctant to encourage their kids to defend themselves, to try to have
> their kids look as "normal" as possible.

What is normal?

And what percent of kids does this affect?

All the best,

Jeff