A parent comments on her experience here: I have 5 kids age 5 and under and both my husband and I work full-time outside of the home. My fourth child (a twin with number 5) has a flat head. When my husband and I decided what to do, we thought of a lot of things and -- I dont mean to be insensitive, but one thought was do nothing now and encourage her to grow out her hair. I am grateful, however, that we checked out Carolina Kinder Development. First, I liked that Susan and Jen treated my daughter as the patient (and not necessarily me or my husband). Second, they looked at her overall motor skills and worked to improve them. It wasnt until they pointed out things my daughter did (like favoring one side over another and not stretching her body all the way) that I realized she was acting differently than her siblings. They prescribed a physical therapy treatment plan. My first thought was oh great, another thing to add to my day, a day I can barely get through as it is. But we did them (at least tried) and the activities actually brought our whole family together as the big kids jumped and waved toys to get her to look certain ways to do her stretches. Because her progress wasnt improving fast enough, we had to decide about getting a cranial band. My husband didnt want to do it because he didnt want to deal with people gawking at her. I did not want another thing to deal with. But a nagging voice (my moms) said to do it. I did and I am so grateful that I did. My daughters head shape is coming along beautifully and it is actually less work than if I had done nothing. I guess the point of this post is: (1) to remind parents that their babies are people. Each baby needs attention and consideration of what is best for baby. (2) to relay that sometimes the best medicine is to take care of your body. Our whole family united over the exercises and I was reminded (but never judged) that I should be carrying my baby in my arms (instead of in a car seat or sitting in a swing/bouncy seat). (3) to say that the cranial band experience was fine. The worst part of the experience was what we imagined in our head. Our daughter never missed a beat and her head shape looks beautiful. I am grateful that we did it. Thanks, Jen and Susan for working with us. We are grateful that a place like Carolina Kinder Development exists. Kim Tyson Beckford
Posted on: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:40:56 +0000
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