Product Description

Learn soothing massage techniques with this easy-to-use stand-up guide

As studies show and parents can attest, baby massage can encourage bonding between parents and children, soothe fussiness, and even support healthy growth and development. The benefits of baby massage are by now well known---the real question that remains for parents is: How exactly do I do it?

Written by an experienced International Instructor-Trainer and Parent Educator, this guide shows parents how to massage their babies with love and tenderness. Helpful photographs demonstrate the precise placement of the hands and easy-to-follow instructions explain the benefits of massage for legs, arms, and bodies. Special massages are included to calm your baby to sleep, comfort fussing, relieve tummy troubles, and relax your baby after a bath. The stand-up format will allow parents to follow the instructions while keeping their hands free to interact with their babies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74057 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 72 pages

About the Author
Suzanne P. Reese is in high demand as a Certified International Infant Massage Instructor-Trainer, Parent Educator and Speaker. Her audience and students represent countries from all over the world and she has trained practitioners and clinicians representing the fields of Neonatal Intensive Care, Medicine, Psychology, Nursing, Child Life, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Early Childhood Intervention, Childbirth Education, Family and Child Advocacy, Public Health, and many more. Suzanne is also nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork and a humanitarian for the Chernobyl Children’s Project International.

Customer Reviews

Help baby's brain grow and have fun while doing it - Don't miss out!
This book makes me want to have another baby! This book is so much fun! The author does an excellent job of delivering what is really a very important message about early infant growth and development while preserving a simple and fun approach that inspires the reader to want to give it a try. Once you try it, you're hooked! If done the way the author suggests in the CLASS approach, you are setting you and your baby up for optimum communication, positive shared experiences and an all around good time that you 'll want again and again. The format is genius - flipchart style! Get this book. If you don't, you are missing out on one of the joys of parent-infant interaction - and it's EXCELLENT FOR DADS too!

Suzanne's Book is Magic!
Suzanne has it down. You might begin this book with the intention of giving your baby all of the benefits that massage has to offer Such as promoting physiological, neurological and psychological development and function.

But, as it turns out, the bonding that occurs during these special times you spend with your baby are priceless. Developing a deep relationship with your baby that will last a lifetime.

Thanks Suzanne!

Joyful Connections
We have learned so much in the last decade about what babies want and need in order to grow into healthy people. Suzanne's book teaches us how to connect with our babies through compassionate touch. She explains to us and shows us how to have experiences that contribute to the physical, social, and emotional development of our little ones. This is a MUST HAVE for couples thinking about conceiving, those who are pregnant, and anyone who is responsible for nurturing and caring for babies.