The Benefits of Infant Massage

Who Can Benefit?

Give the gift of love through touch. The following list offers many ways that infant massage can bring a benefit to your friends and loved ones:

·        Baby shower gifts

·        Gifts to new parents and their babies

·        Gifts to adopting parents and their babies

·        Babies with special needs

·        Premature Infants

·        Expectant Mothers and Fathers

·        Teenage Mothers and Fathers

·        Babies born with addictions and their families

·        Babies and toddlers experiencing illness or hospitalizations

·        Babies who have been traumatized

·        Babies and parents that are in crisis

 

And, well, in general….  Babies!

What Are the Benefits?

Proven benefits of infant massage:

·        Promoting bonding and enhancing the parent-child relationship

·        Helps baby sleep deeper and longer

·        Helps relieve colic and gas

·        Provides a stress release and relaxation for child and parent

·        Increases baby’s weight gain

·        Helps baby feel heard and respected

·        Helps organize baby’s nervous system

·        Promotes your baby’s body awareness

·        And many more…..

 

There are special benefits for the baby with special needs.  Among them:

·        Improves immune system development

·        Parents become more aware of baby's nonverbal cues

·        Underweight and premature babies develop faster

·        Babies exposed to drugs in utero often respond to therapy faster

·        Babies and small children with motor coordination problems also respond to therapy faster

There is significant research regarding infant massage to back up these benefit claims, performed by several reputable institutions over the past 3 decades. Please contact Kim today to set up an appointment, or to discuss your baby's needs.

 

Discover Caring Touch Infant Massage with Kim Streett
Classes in Bel Air, Maryland and surrounding areas  |  Phone:  410.937.3621
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