benefits of infant massage
When you give your baby a massage, you're actually stimulating their central nervous system.
As a result, your baby's heart rate and breathing slow down, and they become more relaxed.
Benefits of massage for baby
4) Helps baby sleep deeper and more soundly during naps & nighttime.
5) Helps reduce congestion, gas, and colic.
5) Helps reduce congestion, gas, and colic.
BENEFITS of massage FOR Parents
1) Teaches parents how to read their babies cues & recognize their states of awareness.
2) Helps parents feel more confident and competent in caring for their children.
3) Provides a positive way for fathers to interact with their infants/children.
4) Provides parent-infant bonding and attachment: eye-to-eye, touch, voice, smell & movement.
5) Encourages pre-verbal communication between caregiver and infant.