Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents
Oct 2018 · Souvenir Press
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In this completely updated and revised edition, learn how massage benefits children - easing discomfort, releasing tension, helping premature infants gain weight, even helping asthmatic children improve breathing function. Follow each step of the massage process with simple easy-to-follow instructions and delightful photographs demonstrating each stroke. Find: Specific routines tailored to help relieve colic, fever, chest and nasal congestion. Modified instructions for premature infants and babies with special needs. Helpful hints on dealing with crying and fussing.
The latest scientific research confirms what parents have known for generations: massage benefits children-easing discomfort, releasing tension, helping premature infants gain weight, even helping asthmatic children improve breathing function. As well as soothing and calming, physical affection is vital to the wellness of children and the development of the parent-child bond. Follow each step of the massage process with simple easy-to-follow instructions and delightful photographs demonstrating each stroke. Discover: Modified instructions for premature infants and babies with special needs. Helpful hints on dealing with crying and fussing. Lullabies, rhymes, and games to enhance the massage experience. A special chapter dedicated to fathers. Compassionate advice for foster and adoptive parents.
The latest scientific research confirms what parents have known for generations: massage benefits children-easing discomfort, releasing tension, helping premature infants gain weight, even helping asthmatic children improve breathing function. As well as soothing and calming, physical affection is vital to the wellness of children and the development of the parent-child bond. Follow each step of the massage process with simple easy-to-follow instructions and delightful photographs demonstrating each stroke. Discover: Modified instructions for premature infants and babies with special needs. Helpful hints on dealing with crying and fussing. Lullabies, rhymes, and games to enhance the massage experience. A special chapter dedicated to fathers. Compassionate advice for foster and adoptive parents.
About the author
Vimala McClure is the founder of the International Association of Infant Massage.
She lives in Boulder, Colorado, her "ancestral home." She has been practising yoga and meditation since 1970 and taught yoga for several years before giving birth to her two children, now adults. Vimala then turned her attention to the world of parenting, and after spending time serving in an orphanage in northern India, Vimala brought the age-old practice of infant massage to the West in her groundbreaking first book, Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents. Vimala continues to write about parenting and quilt-making and to produce her works of fiber art.
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