June 19, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>
W<\/strong><\/span>hat are the benefits of an infant massage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>The ancient art of infant massage has been practiced for centuries by cultures around the world and is one of the earliest stimuli a parent can provide for their infant.<\/p>\nBy using simple massage strokes, you can enhance your role as a parent and provide the right type of stimuli to promote optimal development. You and your baby will experience many benefits from infant massage during a child\u2019s first years and for years to come. Here\u2019s more about the benefits of this special technique from our physical therapists who are certified in infant massage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Massaging your baby is a wonderful and loving way to begin a lifelong relationship<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>M<\/strong><\/span>assage has many other physical and emotional benefits for your baby. These benefits include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nPromoting social, emotional and cognitive development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nHelping a baby relax and release tensions of daily stimuli<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nDecreasing irritability and excessive crying<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nReducing gas, colic and intestinal difficulties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nRegulating behavioral states and promoting sleep<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nStrengthening and regulating primary systems (i.e., respiratory, circulatory, nervous, musculature, digestive and endocrine)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>There are also benefits for parents and the development of parenting skills. The act of massaging an infant helps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nPromote better understanding of infant cues<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEnhance communication and emotional ties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nIncrease confidence and handling skills<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nProvide quality one-on-one interaction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEncourage parents to unwind, relax, and listen to their baby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>H<\/strong><\/span>ow touch and infant massage can enhance development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Early development is influenced by touch and infant massage can support development in these five areas:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nCommunication skills \u2013 promotes emerging speech, direct eye gaze, listening and turn taking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nMotor skills \u2013 improves muscle tone and coordination, increases body awareness<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSocial skills \u2013 encourages infant and caregiver to engage one another<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSelf-help skills \u2013 stimulates oral motor musculature awareness, lip closure, and relaxation of tension needed for swallowing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nCognition \u2013 enhances overall awareness of self and body boundaries, cause and effect, and increase in attention span<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>The growth in popularity for infant massage instruction is due to positive research outcomes, our changing lifestyles and a desire by parents to provide better care for their infants.\u00a0Massaging babies\u00a0provides an important source of stimulation involving the sensation of touch (tactile stimulation) and this stimulation promotes development and well-being as early psychological and sensory input is vital in facilitating an infant\u2019s development. In addition, starting touch early in life improves parenting skills and promotes a baby\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\n<\/div>I<\/strong><\/span>nfant massage promotes bonding, growth and much more<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Infant massage encourages bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling, soothing vocal sounds, loving touch, caressing and mutual interaction. Studies show that bonding increases a parent\u2019s feeling of attachment as well as their desire to nurture and care for their infant.<\/p>\nMassage can also enhance oxygen and nutrient flow to cells and improve breathing patterns and lung health (respiration). It can enhance the release of hormones, including growth hormones to help with weight gain, and can spark neurons in the brain to grow and branch out to improve mental processing\/skills (cognition).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>F<\/strong><\/span>oot Reflexology for Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\nBut because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\nThe great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\nMassaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[5],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-placenta-encapsulation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The ancient art of infant massage has been practiced for centuries by cultures around the world and is one of the earliest stimuli a parent can provide for their infant.<\/p>\n
By using simple massage strokes, you can enhance your role as a parent and provide the right type of stimuli to promote optimal development. You and your baby will experience many benefits from infant massage during a child\u2019s first years and for years to come. Here\u2019s more about the benefits of this special technique from our physical therapists who are certified in infant massage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Massaging your baby is a wonderful and loving way to begin a lifelong relationship<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>M<\/strong><\/span>assage has many other physical and emotional benefits for your baby. These benefits include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nPromoting social, emotional and cognitive development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nHelping a baby relax and release tensions of daily stimuli<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nDecreasing irritability and excessive crying<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nReducing gas, colic and intestinal difficulties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nRegulating behavioral states and promoting sleep<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nStrengthening and regulating primary systems (i.e., respiratory, circulatory, nervous, musculature, digestive and endocrine)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>There are also benefits for parents and the development of parenting skills. The act of massaging an infant helps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nPromote better understanding of infant cues<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEnhance communication and emotional ties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nIncrease confidence and handling skills<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nProvide quality one-on-one interaction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEncourage parents to unwind, relax, and listen to their baby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>H<\/strong><\/span>ow touch and infant massage can enhance development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Early development is influenced by touch and infant massage can support development in these five areas:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nCommunication skills \u2013 promotes emerging speech, direct eye gaze, listening and turn taking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nMotor skills \u2013 improves muscle tone and coordination, increases body awareness<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSocial skills \u2013 encourages infant and caregiver to engage one another<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSelf-help skills \u2013 stimulates oral motor musculature awareness, lip closure, and relaxation of tension needed for swallowing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nCognition \u2013 enhances overall awareness of self and body boundaries, cause and effect, and increase in attention span<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>The growth in popularity for infant massage instruction is due to positive research outcomes, our changing lifestyles and a desire by parents to provide better care for their infants.\u00a0Massaging babies\u00a0provides an important source of stimulation involving the sensation of touch (tactile stimulation) and this stimulation promotes development and well-being as early psychological and sensory input is vital in facilitating an infant\u2019s development. In addition, starting touch early in life improves parenting skills and promotes a baby\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\n<\/div>I<\/strong><\/span>nfant massage promotes bonding, growth and much more<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Infant massage encourages bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling, soothing vocal sounds, loving touch, caressing and mutual interaction. Studies show that bonding increases a parent\u2019s feeling of attachment as well as their desire to nurture and care for their infant.<\/p>\nMassage can also enhance oxygen and nutrient flow to cells and improve breathing patterns and lung health (respiration). It can enhance the release of hormones, including growth hormones to help with weight gain, and can spark neurons in the brain to grow and branch out to improve mental processing\/skills (cognition).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>F<\/strong><\/span>oot Reflexology for Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\nBut because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\nThe great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\nMassaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[5],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-placenta-encapsulation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
M<\/strong><\/span>assage has many other physical and emotional benefits for your baby. These benefits include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nPromoting social, emotional and cognitive development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nHelping a baby relax and release tensions of daily stimuli<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nDecreasing irritability and excessive crying<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nReducing gas, colic and intestinal difficulties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nRegulating behavioral states and promoting sleep<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nStrengthening and regulating primary systems (i.e., respiratory, circulatory, nervous, musculature, digestive and endocrine)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>There are also benefits for parents and the development of parenting skills. The act of massaging an infant helps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nPromote better understanding of infant cues<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEnhance communication and emotional ties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nIncrease confidence and handling skills<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nProvide quality one-on-one interaction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEncourage parents to unwind, relax, and listen to their baby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>H<\/strong><\/span>ow touch and infant massage can enhance development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Early development is influenced by touch and infant massage can support development in these five areas:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nCommunication skills \u2013 promotes emerging speech, direct eye gaze, listening and turn taking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nMotor skills \u2013 improves muscle tone and coordination, increases body awareness<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSocial skills \u2013 encourages infant and caregiver to engage one another<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSelf-help skills \u2013 stimulates oral motor musculature awareness, lip closure, and relaxation of tension needed for swallowing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nCognition \u2013 enhances overall awareness of self and body boundaries, cause and effect, and increase in attention span<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>The growth in popularity for infant massage instruction is due to positive research outcomes, our changing lifestyles and a desire by parents to provide better care for their infants.\u00a0Massaging babies\u00a0provides an important source of stimulation involving the sensation of touch (tactile stimulation) and this stimulation promotes development and well-being as early psychological and sensory input is vital in facilitating an infant\u2019s development. In addition, starting touch early in life improves parenting skills and promotes a baby\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\n<\/div>I<\/strong><\/span>nfant massage promotes bonding, growth and much more<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Infant massage encourages bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling, soothing vocal sounds, loving touch, caressing and mutual interaction. Studies show that bonding increases a parent\u2019s feeling of attachment as well as their desire to nurture and care for their infant.<\/p>\nMassage can also enhance oxygen and nutrient flow to cells and improve breathing patterns and lung health (respiration). It can enhance the release of hormones, including growth hormones to help with weight gain, and can spark neurons in the brain to grow and branch out to improve mental processing\/skills (cognition).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>F<\/strong><\/span>oot Reflexology for Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\nBut because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\nThe great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\nMassaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[5],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-placenta-encapsulation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Promoting social, emotional and cognitive development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Helping a baby relax and release tensions of daily stimuli<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Decreasing irritability and excessive crying<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Reducing gas, colic and intestinal difficulties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Regulating behavioral states and promoting sleep<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Strengthening and regulating primary systems (i.e., respiratory, circulatory, nervous, musculature, digestive and endocrine)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
There are also benefits for parents and the development of parenting skills. The act of massaging an infant helps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nPromote better understanding of infant cues<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEnhance communication and emotional ties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nIncrease confidence and handling skills<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nProvide quality one-on-one interaction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nEncourage parents to unwind, relax, and listen to their baby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>H<\/strong><\/span>ow touch and infant massage can enhance development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Early development is influenced by touch and infant massage can support development in these five areas:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nCommunication skills \u2013 promotes emerging speech, direct eye gaze, listening and turn taking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nMotor skills \u2013 improves muscle tone and coordination, increases body awareness<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSocial skills \u2013 encourages infant and caregiver to engage one another<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSelf-help skills \u2013 stimulates oral motor musculature awareness, lip closure, and relaxation of tension needed for swallowing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nCognition \u2013 enhances overall awareness of self and body boundaries, cause and effect, and increase in attention span<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>The growth in popularity for infant massage instruction is due to positive research outcomes, our changing lifestyles and a desire by parents to provide better care for their infants.\u00a0Massaging babies\u00a0provides an important source of stimulation involving the sensation of touch (tactile stimulation) and this stimulation promotes development and well-being as early psychological and sensory input is vital in facilitating an infant\u2019s development. In addition, starting touch early in life improves parenting skills and promotes a baby\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\n<\/div>I<\/strong><\/span>nfant massage promotes bonding, growth and much more<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Infant massage encourages bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling, soothing vocal sounds, loving touch, caressing and mutual interaction. Studies show that bonding increases a parent\u2019s feeling of attachment as well as their desire to nurture and care for their infant.<\/p>\nMassage can also enhance oxygen and nutrient flow to cells and improve breathing patterns and lung health (respiration). It can enhance the release of hormones, including growth hormones to help with weight gain, and can spark neurons in the brain to grow and branch out to improve mental processing\/skills (cognition).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>F<\/strong><\/span>oot Reflexology for Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\nBut because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\nThe great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\nMassaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[5],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-placenta-encapsulation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Promote better understanding of infant cues<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Enhance communication and emotional ties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Increase confidence and handling skills<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Provide quality one-on-one interaction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Encourage parents to unwind, relax, and listen to their baby<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
H<\/strong><\/span>ow touch and infant massage can enhance development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Early development is influenced by touch and infant massage can support development in these five areas:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/span>\nCommunication skills \u2013 promotes emerging speech, direct eye gaze, listening and turn taking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nMotor skills \u2013 improves muscle tone and coordination, increases body awareness<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSocial skills \u2013 encourages infant and caregiver to engage one another<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nSelf-help skills \u2013 stimulates oral motor musculature awareness, lip closure, and relaxation of tension needed for swallowing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/i><\/span>\nCognition \u2013 enhances overall awareness of self and body boundaries, cause and effect, and increase in attention span<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>The growth in popularity for infant massage instruction is due to positive research outcomes, our changing lifestyles and a desire by parents to provide better care for their infants.\u00a0Massaging babies\u00a0provides an important source of stimulation involving the sensation of touch (tactile stimulation) and this stimulation promotes development and well-being as early psychological and sensory input is vital in facilitating an infant\u2019s development. In addition, starting touch early in life improves parenting skills and promotes a baby\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\n<\/div>I<\/strong><\/span>nfant massage promotes bonding, growth and much more<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Infant massage encourages bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling, soothing vocal sounds, loving touch, caressing and mutual interaction. Studies show that bonding increases a parent\u2019s feeling of attachment as well as their desire to nurture and care for their infant.<\/p>\nMassage can also enhance oxygen and nutrient flow to cells and improve breathing patterns and lung health (respiration). It can enhance the release of hormones, including growth hormones to help with weight gain, and can spark neurons in the brain to grow and branch out to improve mental processing\/skills (cognition).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>F<\/strong><\/span>oot Reflexology for Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\nBut because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\nThe great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\nMassaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[5],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-placenta-encapsulation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Early development is influenced by touch and infant massage can support development in these five areas:<\/p>\n<\/div>
Communication skills \u2013 promotes emerging speech, direct eye gaze, listening and turn taking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Motor skills \u2013 improves muscle tone and coordination, increases body awareness<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Social skills \u2013 encourages infant and caregiver to engage one another<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Self-help skills \u2013 stimulates oral motor musculature awareness, lip closure, and relaxation of tension needed for swallowing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Cognition \u2013 enhances overall awareness of self and body boundaries, cause and effect, and increase in attention span<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
The growth in popularity for infant massage instruction is due to positive research outcomes, our changing lifestyles and a desire by parents to provide better care for their infants.\u00a0Massaging babies\u00a0provides an important source of stimulation involving the sensation of touch (tactile stimulation) and this stimulation promotes development and well-being as early psychological and sensory input is vital in facilitating an infant\u2019s development. In addition, starting touch early in life improves parenting skills and promotes a baby\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\n<\/div>
I<\/strong><\/span>nfant massage promotes bonding, growth and much more<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Infant massage encourages bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling, soothing vocal sounds, loving touch, caressing and mutual interaction. Studies show that bonding increases a parent\u2019s feeling of attachment as well as their desire to nurture and care for their infant.<\/p>\nMassage can also enhance oxygen and nutrient flow to cells and improve breathing patterns and lung health (respiration). It can enhance the release of hormones, including growth hormones to help with weight gain, and can spark neurons in the brain to grow and branch out to improve mental processing\/skills (cognition).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>F<\/strong><\/span>oot Reflexology for Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\nBut because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\nThe great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\nMassaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[5],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-placenta-encapsulation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Infant massage encourages bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling, soothing vocal sounds, loving touch, caressing and mutual interaction. Studies show that bonding increases a parent\u2019s feeling of attachment as well as their desire to nurture and care for their infant.<\/p>\n
Massage can also enhance oxygen and nutrient flow to cells and improve breathing patterns and lung health (respiration). It can enhance the release of hormones, including growth hormones to help with weight gain, and can spark neurons in the brain to grow and branch out to improve mental processing\/skills (cognition).<\/p>\n<\/div>
F<\/strong><\/span>oot Reflexology for Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\nBut because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\nThe great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\nMassaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[5],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-placenta-encapsulation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/340\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrightmaternity.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Foot reflexology has nurturing, therapeutic effects for everyone!<\/p>\n
But because baby\u2019s feet are still not fully developed, they tend to respond better to reflexology.<\/p>\n
The great thing about foot massage is that you can do it anywhere and even on top of socks. It is non-intrusive and can be very soothing for baby, particularly if they are feeling under the weather.<\/p>\n
Massaging the feet can bring many benefits as they have reflex points that correspond to specific organs, muscles, bones and body systems. By gently applying pressure to these areas, you can help relieve discomfort from congestion and blockages.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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