Infant Massage: A Wonderful and Gentle Art That Connects You and Your Child: A Wonderful and Gentle Art That Connects You and Your Child

Author: Vimla McLeod
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Touch is as essential to infants as food. Holding infants is the most important factor for their mental and social development. This normal development and growth not only affect the infant stage but also persistently influence the neuroendocrine functions underlying emotional behavior. In other words, the more we are touched as infants, the more likely we are to be friendly towards others as adults. Massage therapy can accelerate the weight gain of premature infants, improve respiratory function in asthmatic children, help diabetic children adhere to treatment regimens, and help insomniac children fall asleep more easily. There is also research indicating that massage can benefit infants with eczema and further improve the relationship between parents and children.