ARTICLES

BABY MASSAGE ROUTINE 

Ask permission

Still Holds

I Love You  

LEGS

Hand over hand

Kneading

Climbing down the rope

Wringing

Bicycles

Rolling

Hip rotations

Knees to ribs

Circle hips

Tap toes together

Baby Lotus 

FEET

Small circles on sole

Still thumb holds

Slide from heel to each toe

Squeeze/pull each toe

Slide on front of foot to ankle

Feather stroke - shin to toes

Flex, point, rotate

Ankle bones

Open up the foot

Squeeze and hold to finish 

TUMMY (Everything clockwise)

Still hold

Round & Round the garden

Small circles in a spiral

Water Wheel

Sun and Moon

Sideways pulls 

CHEST

Still hands

Butterfly

Hearts

Open Book

Pat a cake  

ARMS

Hand ove hand

Kneading

climb down the rope

Open Shut Them

Windscreen wipers

Up & Down

Baby Brain Gym  

BACK

Still Holds

Base of spine

Small Circles

Swoop Down

Combing

Cupping

Horizontal Stroke

Vertical Stroke

Palm Circles

Water Wheel

Hearts

FEET

Still Hold

Small circles on sole

Still thumb pressure on  sole

Slide form heel to toe

Squeeze & tug the toes

Slife from front of foot to ankle

Circle ankle bones

Feather touch from shin to toe

Flex and point

Gentle rotation

HEAD & FACE

Palm circles

Shampoo

Scuffing

Tapping

Forehead stroke

Temples

Jawline circles

Chins/Cheeks/Ears

Rolling Ear Lobes

FINISH

3 full body strokes, lighter & lighter

Cuddle and thank your baby.

 

 

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HELPFUL THOUGHTS

 

Parenting can be confusing. When doubts and insecurities arise, let go. Trust yourself, return to your core and only give way to love.

 

Do not disturb. Allow your children to unfold. Learn to trust your children’s process, your confidence in them will build confidence in themselves.

Your children are not you. Let them be and let them go.

 

Remember, a human being is greater than a human doing. Often less is more. Slow down, breath and simplify your life. The best mothering looks like no mothering.

 

Don’t worry about gadgets, devices for stimulation, toys etc. Return to the real. Connect heart to heart with your child. Enjoy the simplicity. Countless toys only place objects between you and your child and robs him of the most important stimulation – your company. Give your child yourself and the need for things is minimal.

 

What is right for each child may not be right for all children. Avoid comparing.

 

There is no greater pain than feeling you are not enough. Your child is enough, right now, just the way he is. And so are you. Feeling guilty helps no one and changes nothing.

 

All you need to know is within you.  Be open and let your child’s spirit show  you how.

 

There is no good or bad child. There is only this child. Your baby does not judge you. Learn from this.

 

The only approval you need is your own. There is nothing helpful in comparisons.

 

Spend time with your children NOW. Don’t put it off for a single moment as you can’t go back later. Time is the most precious gift of all.

 

Your baby is loved every minute of every hour. All day and all night. Every  season and every year. Love is enough.

 

 Vimla McClure (The Tao of Motherhood )

Kathryn Crosby

January 07