Little Bears Infant Massage

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02/05/2020

As the world prioritizes social distancing to stop or slow down the spread of COVID-19, a new study demonstrates that mother-infant touch and contact are essential for optimal brain development in

19/04/2020

Babies are especially responsive to reflexology and parents will often instinctively rub their baby’s feet and hands when their child is crying, or uncomfortable.

This type of massage is based on the principle that reflex points found on the feet, hands and ears correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. There is evidence of some form of hand and foot therapy being practised in China and Egypt as long ago as 2330 B.C!

Reflexology can easily be incorporated as part of a short daily massage routine beginning within the first few days after birth and can be used as a valuable tool for parents to dissipate their child’s stress and discomfort in a gentle, nurturing way.

Certified Infant Massage Instructructors and Paediatric Massage Consultants help parents learn a full-body massage routine that incorporates reflexology on the feet, hands and ears. This tuition supports parents and builds their confidence, ensuring massage is a time when parent and baby can share a deeply relaxing and loving experience.

03/02/2020

Massage offers several benefits to a kid, notes Karen Richardson Gill, MD, FAAP, speciality in paediatrics.

22/01/2020

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IAIM Baby Massage classes offer a place where you can both relax.

Did you know...
Relaxing hormone oxytocin is released in both parent and baby during massage.
Oxytocin plays an important role in social bonding.

02/01/2020

29/12/2019

Baby massage has many benefits and is a wonderful way for you to feel close to your baby. Find out how it can help you and your little one.

19/12/2018

26/10/2018

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✨A short daily massage with plenty of cuddles throughout the day is a great combination to enhance well being (for the parents as well as the baby).

17/10/2018

💛❤️ Touch has a dramatic affect on health. It is a fundamental human need, essential for babies' physical, emotional & social development. ❤️💛

12/09/2018

Researchers in Japan have found massage is beneficial for alleviating neonatal jaundice 👏😊