The child is the result of physical contact between man and woman, meeting in the act of love, intimacy and touch. After birth, the baby's instinctive survival mechanism is a drive for physical connection to the parental figures. Touch creates human emotions and feelings. Making baby ready for massage. Even with the smallest of infants, ACHT hormones can be stimulated in the brain.
Massage can become an integral part of a baby's life for years to come.
Parents who have learned how to give their baby a massage often say how wonderful it is to receive massage back from their children as they grow older. The aftereffects of massage seem to live on in our children. Parents comment when they come home after a hard day of work to find their children eager to give a foot massage, and a relaxing shoulder massage, accompanied by tickling, giggling and laughter. Parents often say how glad they were to have learned how to establish positive touch, communication, and to give their children pediatric massage.