A parent's confidence and handling skills increase as they learn to better nurture and comfort the child. The relaxed environment is the perfect opportunity for conversation as the child gets older. There is also research that massage therapy helps infants and children with specific medical conditions. Additional studies are currently underway to examine the effects of massage on a broad range of patients and to further define the ways it contributes to the treatment of childhood anxiety, behavioral disorders and physical ailments. As the research continues, many of the experts feel that touch may be as important to infants and children as eating and sleeping.
Massage triggers many physiological changes that help infants and children grow and develop.
A therapy that today creates a unique bond for infants and parents may soon be part of a medical regime to promote better infant health. Health and Education Services for Women.