>>43842055In a sense, yes. The skull isn’t a single bone, but made up of several ‘plates’. They’re held together by sutures, to maintain a certain degree of structure. In addition, these developing skulls have two fontanelles which, along with the sutures, close over time. If any close prematurely, the infant may have craniosynostosis. Essentially, the brain continues to grow, and needs space to do so. The locking-up of these plates prevents this to a degree and can lead to misshapen heads without treatment. But, assuming the child doesn’t have achondroplasia (dwarfism), their head-to-body ratio will become more ‘normal’ as they become adults.
