Many behavioural disorders can be traced back to a difficult birth. Poor drainage.
The body has a great capacity to absorb trauma and adjust as needed. A baby’s body is soft and pliable, giving it the best chance to withstand the rigours of birth. Once the baby is born the membranes of the cranium must reshape themselves after being pushed and compressed.
Restrictions and misalignment of cranial bones can remain throughout life. The full impact may not be evident until many years later at school, as a learning disability or a behavioural condition. Many childhood difficulties can be attributed to restrictions in the Cranio Sacral system as a result of birth.

Sometimes the restrictions that lead to behavioural disorders can come from the baby being stuck in an awkward position in the womb or from umbilical shock, the trauma caused by premature cutting of the umbilical cord. Umbilical shock can also manifest as a fearful or fretful state in the child.

A difficult birth or a fall on the head may cause a restriction in the skull or sacrum area leading to sleeping difficulties. Babies who cry for abnormally long periods can often have ‘headaches’ they are unable to tell us about. Similarly, children who repeatedly bang their heads against walls are often trying to realign the bones in their cranium.

Compression of the temporal bones can result in poor drainage of blood from the head which can lead to dyslexia or learning difficulties. Tantrums, hyperactivity and behavioural disorders, can all result from cranial bone misalignment. Trauma from accidents and emotionally disruptive events, can all become locked in the body as patterns of restriction.

RESTRICTED DRAINAGE
Blood is pumped into the head by the heart but it relies on clear channels of drainage to leave the head freely. If the channels of drainage are restricted, the head is continually overfull. This leads to a build up of pressure in the head which, in turn, puts pressure on the brain. Many conditions can be alleviated by releasing the drainage channels for blood and cerebro spinal fluid from the head.

HEAD INJURIES
The after-effects of head injury can be diverse and subtle, including prolonged confusion, depression, personality changes or simply a feeling of being not quite right. These symptoms often have their origin in restriction patterns caused by the accident and can be helped greatly by Cranio Sacral treatment.

TANTRUMS, BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
Often you will find that behavioural disorders relate back to birth and the need to release the birth trauma. Inter cranial pressure from a tight falx or tentorium causing compression on the brain can also be behind behavioural conditions.
With tantrums and behavioural disorders you need to consider the whole family, endeavour to read the parents and the whole family situation. The family situation can contribute enormously to tantrums or behavioural disorders. These kind of contributing factors make it difficult for you in treatment because in a way you are treating the whole family through the one child.
If mum and dad are going through an emotional turmoil and they look as though they are going to get divorced or they can’t stand each other this may be the underlying cause of the child's tantrums or may keep the tantrums in place after any restrictions are released.
Using the diary and progress sheets will help you keep the parents awareness on the subtle changes that are occurring in their child, it will, by default bring a new awareness of themselves in relation to the behaviour of the child.