Infant Massage Course with Babystrokes Infant/Child Massage
Infant Massage Basics - benefits, massage oils, whole body massage strokes , newborn massage, crying and swaddling.
Ratings 4.93 / 5.00
What You Will Learn!
- Understand the many benefits of infant massage for you and your baby
- Understand infant states and cues to enhance communication with your baby
- Learn what oils are recommended for infant massage and what oils to avoid
- Learn how to prepare for massage time with your baby
- Learn full body massage strokes and techniques you can use with your baby
- Learn specific massage strokes and techniques to help with teething pains, gas, colic and constipation
- Review of touch alternatives, swaddling and alterntives to swaddling
Description
This course is designed to teach the basics of infant massage to expectant or new parents and to those parents with older babies. The course may be helpful for grandparents and close family members who care for the baby. Older siblings might enjoy watching and could practice strokes on their own toy /doll / teddy.
The course is also for those foster and adoptive familes with babies as infant massage is a lovely way to help facilitiate bonding and connection.
Teen Parents looking for ways to bond and connect and learn about their newborn may benefit from the course.
Professionals such as Nurses, Nannies, Infant / Toddler Teachers, Doulas, Midwives and Speech Therapists, Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists who care for infants might find the course of interest.
Infant Massage is so beneficial for both caregivers and babies. It is also very beneficial for those babies who may have special needs
The course is divided into 26 short videos and also includes some resource materials such as downlodable handouts and a short video.
The primary course topic is Infant Massage. This course covers benefits of infant massage, infant cues, crying, where to offer massage, preparing for massage, Head to Toe massage strokes and techniques, baby excercises and the bonus videos address swaddling and swaddling alternatives.
The Instructor is availabe to anyone who purchases the course should they have questions or need clarification.
Who Should Attend!
- This couse is for expectant parents and grandparents
- This course is for parents and grandparents with newborn and older babies
- This course is for caregivers or professionals working with babies who are interested in learning about infant massage
