Infant Massage Series for Parents

4 Market Place Drive,York ME 03909

06 December, 2021

Description

Help give your baby the best start in life with Infant Massage- join us to learn fun and simple ways to soothe and connect with your baby! Current research demonstrates that early bonding and attachment with our infants have lifelong benefits for health and wellness. Come join Sue Ford, pediatric occupational therapist, reiki master and certified infant massage educator in this infant massage series to deepen your understanding of infant cues and increase communication with your infant. Utilizing nurturing touch and infant massage techniques, infants and their parents/caregivers will teach each other calming strategies, communication of need, strategies for gas/colic/sleep and tools to increase bonding and attachment that can be utilized in a variety of settings and situations. Benefits of Infant Massage: infant-parent attachment and bondinghelps relieve discomfort from gas, colic, teething, and constipationimproves circulation, elimination, respiration, and immune functionenhances development of the nervous and motor systemsstimulates brain developmentenhances communication and parents' ability to read infant cuesFor babies ages 5 weeks to pre-crawling This infant massage series* is a collaboration between Brixham Montessori Friends School, Coorie Wellness and 3 Bridges Yoga. For more information, please call the school at 207-351-2700. *Includes infant massage handouts, oil, and hands on instruction