Babies most developed sense at birth is touch. From watching your baby, you have probably worked out that babies sense and feel a lot through their mouths. Babies development is from the head to toe and from the centre point of the body to the outer limbs. Even older children put things in their mouth …
Studies have shown that early touch experiences determine the extent of possible tactile sensitivity for life although we continue to fine-tune our ability to perceive different sensations through the body throughout life. Touch-based experiences in early in life determine the extent of touch sensitivity for later in life. In an experiment with rats who were …
Cuddles, skin to skin, massage..all amazing ways to help communicate love to your baby, enhancing bonding and also support your baby’s development. So why is touch so important to your baby? There are many sensory abilities embedded in touch; The sense of touch on the skin so a baby knows he/she is connecting with something …
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This is very important. Let your baby cry. Let her express herself. Let her be heard. Let her express her needs. The more work I do with women (and on my self) I learn that from birth we are programmed to be quiet. To fit in and to be convenient. From birth babies are hushed …
Have you ever wondered how your baby just rolls one day? It is a combination of experience, muscle strength and sometimes luck and a bit of gravity, but over time these movements become much more purposeful and activated and executed with control and ease. Developmental milestones are a guideline only but can often be the …
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What’s it like inside your head today? How are you? I mean, really, how are you? Are you as sunny and bright on the inside as you are on the outside? Or are you an expert mask wearer? Living up to the expectations of society and so fed up of not being listened to that you have …
Why do we try and fit babies into routines? Babies are individuals with their own feelings, needs and preferences. It seems madness to imagine that babies can fit into routines in the same way that it would be crazy to expect adults to do the same things and have the same needs day in and …
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My top achievements and peak moments… I am very happy to say I have taught hundreds of parents baby massage and have trained students around the world to set up successful practices teaching and supporting parents and babies using a holistic, natural and intutative approach to parenting and childhood. I have worked with organisations such …
Want to get started teaching baby massage? I did not always teach baby massage. In fact, I used to be a lawyer in the city of London but I took the leap to change my life when I had my children and I wanted to have a job that meant I had time with them …
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Baby massage and premature babies Baby Massage is beneficial for all babies but studies and research have shown that premature babies can gain particularly great benefits from touch and tactile stimulation and it can help support their development. Early touch communicates security, love and trust and helps to mother & baby become attuned to each …