8 Rules for preventing a newborn baby's flat head
8 Rules to Prevent a Newborn's Flat Head is the first book to the world that easily explains to parents how to prevent the flat head (also known as positional plagiocephaly) with some simple precautions and as ensure optimal growth of your child.
''If I had been informed, my baby would not have developed a flat head''
Listen to the testimony of parents which have NOT been informed in advance and they had to treat these issues.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for deciding to offer your testimony with the great aim of helping so many other parents!
Cure has a cost, prevention is priceless
In this video I will explain how much it is essential that every parent knows how to prevent their child's flat head and positional plagiocephaly.
What problem does this book solve?
The flat head (also known as positional plagiocephaly) is one of the most common problems of the newborn child (affects up to 48 % of newborns) and you create in the first 2-4 months of lifeperiod when the head is most mouldable and grows quickly.
Unfortunately, the overwhelming maggioranza dei genitori non ne conosca l’esistenza until it was too late, their child has already developed it.
Why flat-headedness can (and should) be prevented?
The term Flathead is used in the vernacular to refer to all what, in medical jargon, are called positional cranial deformities.
This term, which may seem difficult at first glance, simply means that the child's head deforms due to incorrect positions (hence the term positional) maintained for too long after birth.
Per questo motivo si può affermare con certezza che la testa piatta è completamente prevenibile se i genitori conoscono le corrette raccomandazioni posturali da mettere in pratica sin dalla nascita!
What are the wrong attitudes that cause it?
Le root causes why a child develops a flat head are:
- Incorrect postural attitudes unknowingly practised by parents(e.g. improper use of the bouncer, the couch, the cushions, the baby carrier, positioning in the arms or in the cot, etc.).
- Incorrect postural attitudes practised by the child: per esempio, la presenza di un torcicollo miogeno del neonato (non preoccuparti, ti mostrerò come accorgerti subito se il tuo bambino ce l’ha e come risolverlo tempestivamente).
Le testimonianze dei genitori che hanno già prevenuto con successo la Testa Piatta!
The information Matteo offers is simple and practical, features that make the course extremely effective''.
Per chi è il libro
Expectant parents
New parents
Professionals
Per chi NON è il libro
Halt, stop!
Before you buy the book, know that 8 rules to prevent a flat head DOES NOT for you if:
- pensi che per prevenire la plagiocefalia basti un cuscino (spoiler: è FALSO – click here for more)
- sai già cos’è la testa piatta (e la plagiocefalia), come si crea e conosci tutte le raccomandazioni posturali per prevenirla
- sai già come usare correttamente la culla, la navicella, la sdraietta, l’ovetto, il divano, il passeggino, la fascia, il tappetone, ecc. per prevenire la testa piatta
- sai già come favorire lo sviluppo motorio e posturale precoce del tuo bambino
Il mio bambino ha già sviluppato la testa piatta/plagiocefalia, il libro fa per me?
The book explains perfectly what are the incorrect postural attitudes that cause flat head/plagiocephaly, what are the correct postural recommendationshow to tell if your child is developing a flat head, how to evaluate it visually, as promote motor and postural development early childhood and much more.
So, if your child developed flat head/plagiocephaly because nobody informed you beforehand I strongly recommend you read the book perchè la cura di questa problematica parte dalla conoscenza del motivo per cui si è creata and from what should be the correct postural recommendations.
However, the book does not give recommendations for treating it, which, being sensitive and personal information, are the responsibility of the treating physician and your paediatric osteopath.
Parents' reviews
D.O. Silva Matteo, l’autore del libro
My name is Silva Matteo, I am a specialised osteopath in the paediatric field and are the founder of YULEmaternal-infant centre in the province of Monza and Brianza where I work closely with the main figures in the sectorfrom paediatricians to midwives, from nutritionists to perinatal psychologists, from speech therapists to neuropsychomotricists.
La profound experience gained in the treating thousands of infants to solve flat-headedness allowed me to learning how to prevent it effectively.
For this reason, I have been offering the best postural recommendations to the parents of my young patients to prevent flat-headedness successfully.
In questo libro ho deciso di condividere queste informazioni anche con tutti voi perseguendo l’ambiziosa mission to say once and for all goodbye to this issue and promote the optimal head growth but not only.
Cosa imparerai con ‘’8 regole per prevenire la testa piatta del neonato’
‘’8 regole per prevenire la testa piatta del neonato’’ rappresenta un practical handbook for parents but not only.
In fact, this book is also dedicated to all professionals dealing with pregnant women, new parents and young children
For this reason, I decided to use a simple vocabulary adapted to everyone's needs.
Thanks to the information in the text, ti accompagnerò step by step to the discovery of cos’è la testa piatta of the newborn child (and the positional plagiocephaly) e, soprattutto, ti insegnerò how to prevent it easily with simple postural recommendations.
Inoltre, per rendere il libro il più pratico possibile ho deciso di inserire numerous images that make immediately comprehensible ciò di cui parlo.
The photos you have seen in the previous chapters where I briefly explained the 3 types of flathead are an effective example.
Other photos in the book will be explanatory of the incorrect positions to be avoided in the various transport devices, of the appropriate placements with which to keep in arms the newborn child, how to recognise at an early stage if the child presents a myogenic torticollis, of how visually assess the head of the child, the positions in which to propose the tummy time and encourage early motor development, etc.
An effective, simple and intuitive book
8 rules to prevent a newborn baby's flat head represents a guide per genitori in attesa e neogenitori che ti accompagna alla scoperta di cos’è la testa piatta of the newborn child (and the positional plagiocephaly) and, above all, it teaches you how to prevent it easily with the best postural recommendations.
To make the book extremely practical, I decided to use a simple vocabulary e adatto alle esigenze dei genitori, e di inserire hundreds of images explanations that make immediately comprehensible ciò di cui parlo.
In fact, in the book you will find dozens of explanatory videos regarding the incorrect positions to be avoided in the various baby devices (bouncer, baby seat, pillow, sofa, etc.), the appropriate placements with which to keep in arms your child, how to detect the presence of a myogenic torticollis, such as evaluate visually if his little head is growing well or not, le posizioni in cui proporre il tummy time per favorire early motor development di tuo figlio, e tantissimo altro.
Tutti i contenuti di ‘’8 regole per prevenire la testa piatta del neonato’’
This book consists of 139 pages whose reading and comprehension is extremely simple and effective for every parent or professional in the mother-child sector. These are all chapters you will find in the book.
My information mission
My experience in the service of newborns
La prevenzione è davvero possibile
A chi è rivolto il libro
About
An important clarification
- Cure has a cost, prevention is priceless
- L’importanza del tummy time
- Cranial deformities with synostosis vs. positional cranial deformities
- L’espressione “testa piatta” è giusta?
- Dopo quell’età è fondamentale conoscere tutte le raccomandazioni corrette solamente se il tuo bambino ha sviluppato la problematica.
- Consequences for the well-being of the newborn
- Consequences for parental well-being
- Economic consequences
- Prima caratteristica: modellabilità cranica
- Perché il cranio è modellabile
- Cranial ossification and fontanelle closure
Second characteristic: rapid head growth in the first year of life
- La teoria del palloncino d’acqua
- Vista dall’alto
- Side view
8.1. Positional brachycephaly
- Perché si forma e come prevenirla
- Inclined head: bouncers, baby carriers, sofa and cushions
- Does the child have contractures?
- Un’abitudine scorretta
- Practical example
8.2 Positional plagiocephaly
- Perché si forma
- How to prevent it
- Myogenic torticollis and positional plagiocephaly
- How to recognise a myogenic torticollis
8.3. Positional dolichocephaly
- Perché si forma e come prevenirla
- How to resolve contractures
- Osteopatia pediatrica a supporto dell’allattamento al seno
- Real-life examples of assessment and treatment
The purpose of postural recommendations
Recommendation No. 1
Recommendation No. 2
Recommendation No. 3
Recommendation No. 4
Recommendation No. 5
Recommendation No. 6
Recommendation No. 7
- Dispelling false myths about the prone position
- L’esperienza che fa la differenza
- Il primo anno di vita è fondamentale
- From zero to hero, an information revolution
- How best to start motor development with tummy time
- Il tummy time non è nulla senza le altre raccomandazioni posturali
- How much time does the child have to spend?
Recommendation No. 8
- Time limits in supine position in the various devices
- Which parents should pay special attention?
- How to easily respect time limits
- Practical example of a day
- From 5 months of age onwards
1.1 Bouncer
- How to use it correctly?
- How much to use the bouncer?
11.2 Sofa and cushions
- How to use them correctly?
11.3 Egg
- How to use it correctly?
11.4 Carrycot and pram
11.5 Belt and pouch
Attention, Double Bonus!
How to promote the early motor and postural development of the newborn baby
In the first year of life, each month counts as a whole year.
In soli 12 mesi il bambino cresce così tanto che passa dal sostenere a malapena la testa nei primi giorni di vita a camminare autonomamente verso l’anno di età.
During this journey there are numerous stages and each of them represents a key component for the best development of your child.
For this reason, in the book 8 Rules for Preventing a Newborn's Flat Head I inserted a special advance of the information contained in the video course From zero to hero grazie alla quali ti mostrerò how to start properly your child's early motor development from as early as first months of life.
Informarsi correttamente è il più grande gesto d’amore per il benessere del tuo bambino e l'investimento più intelligente.
Be part of the biggest information revolution on this issue to provide optimal development of your child's little head.
Questo ti permetterà di evitare lunghe e costose visite mediche, un bel po’ di stress e soprattutto di offrire il miglior benessere al tuo bambino
Frequently Asked Question
Of course you can start from birth, in fact, you really should.
The first few months of life are the months most at risk of developing flat head and positional plagiocephaly because these are the months when the head is most mouldable and grows most rapidly.
The parent needs to know all the postural recommendations and how to make proper use of the various baby devices (cradle, carrycot, infant carrier, bouncer, couch, pillows, swaddles, etc.).
The book explains perfectly how to prevent a flat head from birth by showing parents how it is created, what incorrect postural attitudes cause it, what are the correct postural recommendations, how to notice if the child is developing a flat head, how to assess it visually, how to promote the early motor and postural development of the child, and much more.
So, if your child developed flat head/plagiocephaly because nobody informed you beforehand I strongly recommend you read the book perchè la cura di questa problematica parte dalla conoscenza del motivo per cui si è creata and from what should be the correct postural recommendations.
However, the book does not give recommendations for treating it, which, being sensitive and personal information, are the responsibility of the treating physician and your paediatric osteopath.
Se il bambino ha già 6 mesi e la testolina è tonda, non ti consiglio di comprare il libro perchè fortunatamente sei già riuscita a prevenirla.
Dopo quell’età è fondamentale conoscere tutte le raccomandazioni corrette solamente se il tuo bambino ha sviluppato la problematica.
Of course.
For years now I have been offering this advice and information to all parents of my young patients to prevent flat head and positional plagiocephaly.
The photos I have included in the book were taken of some of my young patients whom I have followed from birth for more than a year and to whom we easily ensured optimal growth with the postural recommendations.
So, to answer the initial question, the recommendations are successfully tested on hundreds of infants and their effectiveness has been demonstrated through photographic and video documentation.
In the postural recommendation week dedicated to tummy time, I have included chapters on it.
Vi parlerò dell’importanza di iniziare precocemente per raggiungere con successo tutte le tappe di sviluppo motorio e soprattutto, grazie a numerose foto, vi mostrerò praticamente come fare, quali posizioni proporre e quanto tempo fare tummy time.
Certainly, positional head deformities are one of the most common problems of the newborn and could be prevented with the right information offered to parents.
I have put all my professional knowledge and clinical experience into this book.
I am sure that the information and postural recommendations contained therein can help you enrich your professional background so that you can then inform hundreds of families in advance every year.
True, the video course on flat-head prevention offers the exact same information as the book.
In the book I have included hundreds of explanatory photos, in the video course I was also able to include numerous videos.
Both are effective and fully comprehensive; the parent can choose which of the two to purchase according to his or her preferences (paper book, digital video course or both).
If you need further help with your doubts, write to me at matteo.silva@hotmail.it and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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