Developmental Baby Massage
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Author | : Peter Walker |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2019-05-02 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0600636380 |
Touch is the newborn baby's first form of communication and a crucial part of their development. Regular massages are proven to have a number of physiological benefits. You will find that massaging your baby will help: - relax your stressed infant - relieve wind and constipation - improve muscular coordination and flexibility - facilitate longer and deeper sleeps This book is designed to help you perfect this essential parenting skill. Written by the world's best-known baby massage specialist, Peter Walker, this fully revised edition of his bestselling guide demonstrates vital new massage techniques and sequences for young babies. Featuring easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographic instructions, this book will guide you through baby massage and relaxation techniques, strengthening your bond with your little one.
Author | : Peter Walker |
Publisher | : Octopus Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Infants |
ISBN | : 9781907952036 |
This essential guide to baby massage enables parents to readily bond with their baby and promote his or her development, uncover potential problems and treat minor ailments.
Author | : Vimala McClure |
Publisher | : Bantam |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2017-07-11 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0425286673 |
Master the techniques of infant massage and incorporate this joyful and wonderful healing art into your baby’s life with this revised and updated edition. For generations, mothers around the world have known that the soft touch of their hands soothes, calms, and communicates their love to their babies. The latest scientific research confirms that physical affection is vital to the development and wellness of children—easing discomfort, releasing tension, improving sleep, helping premature infants gain weight, even aiding asthmatic children to improve their breathing. Now Vimala McClure, founder of the International Association of Infant Massage, has revised and updated her beloved classic. Inside you’ll find • specific routines tailored to help relieve colic, fever, and chest and nasal congestion • easy-to-follow instructions and photographs demonstrating each step • new information on the benefits of skin-to-skin contact • instructions for premature infants and babies with special needs • lullabies, rhymes, and games to enhance the massage experience • a special chapter dedicated to fathers • compassionate advice for foster and adoptive parents Praise for Infant Massage “Speaking as a pediatrician, the best advice I can give you is to try the techniques described in this book.”–Stephen Berman, M.D., F.A.A.P., former president, American Academy of Pediatrics “What a brilliant way to love and nurture a child! The first connection between parent and child is physical, through the body; by using the techniques Vimala McClure has developed, your parental relationship will be off to a magnificent start.”—Judy Ford, author of Wonderful Ways to Love a Child
Author | : Peter Walker |
Publisher | : Carroll & Brown |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Infants |
ISBN | : 9781904760771 |
Baby massage is one of the most important skills parents can learn. It enables parents to readily bond with their babies, promote their babies' emotional and physical development, uncover potential problems and treat minor ailments. Being massaged makes babies relax and cope better with stress, improves their muscular coordination and flexibility and helps them straighten tightly flexed hands and legs. And who better to teach parents how to acquire these essential skills than Peter Walker, the UK and world's best-known baby massage teacher. In this exciting new edition of his best-selling guide of 2000, he not only includes vital new sequences essential for very young babies, but demonstrates them in a special water-proof covered stand-up edition. The book can thus be placed at eye-level making its photographic step-by-step sequences easy to master.
Author | : Jo Kellett |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2020-02-04 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 0744022053 |
Easy massage routines to soothe your baby and communicate love. To a baby, touch is talk, and with these soothing techniques, you and your child can share some of your most fulfilling communicative moments. Calm and comfort your baby from head to toe with a step-by-step full-body massage; discover ways to incorporate massage into your baby's day-to-day routine; and ease common ailments such as colic, teething, and constipation. With expert guidance from a Certified Infant Massage Instructor, explore the physical and emotional benefits of baby massage and enjoy this most intimate way to relax, soothe, and nurture.
Author | : Joanne Bagshaw |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2011-05-04 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1118070038 |
Explains massage for preemies, newborns, and toddlers Soothe your baby and promote well-being the all-natural way Curious about baby massage? Featuring illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this friendly guide makes it easy to use techniques that can reduce your baby's stress; ease the discomfort of colic, constipation, and teething; and create a strong attachment between the two of you. You'll also find suggestions for making massage part of your everyday routine. Discover how to: * Ease common ailments * Enhance your bond with your baby * Stimulate growth and development * Comfort a fussy baby * Massage babies with special needs
Author | : Peter Walker |
Publisher | : Fair Winds Press |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1610581342 |
Let one of the top therapists in the field show you simple and effective techniques for relieving common ailments and nurturing the bond you have with your baby. Touch is your baby's first language and plays an essential role in their physical and emotional development. Written by a pioneer in developmental baby massage and yoga for toddlers, renowned physical therapist and bestselling author Peter Walker teaches you vital massage techniques for bonding with your infant and easing common childhood complaints. In Developmental Baby Massage, you'll find: —Therapeutic touch techniques for relieving colic, poor digestion, teething, and irritability —Gentle stretches and yoga postures for promoting balance, flexibility, and agility —Skin-to-skin contact methods for bonding and healthy attachment —Massages for improving circulation and stimulating development —Craniosacral techniques for proper posture and alignment Step-by-step photographs and a stand-up, flip-page format make the techniques easy to follow and master. With Developmental Baby Massage, you'll learn how to use the power of touch to optimize development and give your baby the best start in life.
Author | : Alan Heath |
Publisher | : Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
Total Pages | : 103 |
Release | : 2004-02-05 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1405304340 |
Set aside the daily chores and use this easy-to-follow guide to spend special time with your child. To a baby touch is talk, and through these soothing and relaxing techniques you and your child can share some of the most fulfilling and communicative moments. Four chapters covering key techniques, everyday care, massage for different age groups and easing common problems. Massage will afford you a more intimate way to comfort, nurture and relax your baby.
Author | : Wendy Kavanagh |
Publisher | : Hamlyn (UK) |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9780600613466 |
"Your infants and children can benefit from your giving them massage (and so can you). Research shows children who receive massage are more alert, gain weight faster, sleep more soundly, and suffer less anxiety. Choose from a 10-minute massage for a newborn to techniques for older children of any age, including a centuries-old Ayurveda massage from India especially designed for times when kids are overactive during the day or restless at bedtime. Photos and captions illustrate each move of a parent's hands and a baby's body. Soothing movements to the child's stomach can relieve colic, and other techniques can heal common ailments such as teething, earache, and congestion, as you make these loving touches a part of your child's daily routine."--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Christine Sutherland |
Publisher | : Brush Education |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2018-07-23 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1550597442 |
Use the healing power of touch for a healthier, happier pregnancy. Pregnancy is an exciting time full of promise, but most women could do without symptoms such as back pain, headaches, nausea, and swollen feet—luckily, many of these conditions can be treated with massage. Touch has the power to heal, calm, and nurture relationships. Christine Sutherland, co-founder of the Sutherland-Chan School and Teaching Clinic, teaches the basics of prenatal massage for healthy pregnancies. From the first trimester to postpartum recovery, Christine’s healing methods will help moms-to-be through every stage of pregnancy, including childbirth and breastfeeding. There’s even a chapter on the basics of baby massage, which new parents, grandparents, and siblings can use to relieve common infant conditions and bond with the new child. Hundreds of photos and illustrations clearly illustrate techniques that even beginners can master. Christine also includes real-life stories that showcase how the power of massage helped women through their own pregnancy journeys. If your partner or loved one is expecting, this book is for you.