Baby Massage: Parent-Child Bonding Through Touch [Paperback]

Amelia D. Auckett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2001

Holding, kissing, and cuddling babies are loving ways to nurture their growth and to create a vital bond between parent and child. With massage, the positive effects of touch are intensified, directly influencing the physical growth of infants.

The latest research on infant development shows even preterm infants’ weight gain can be facilitated by massage therapy.

Fully illustrated, this classic handbook presents a time-tested approach to the techniques and benefits of parent-child touch, including:

• The process of bonding and body contact
• Baby massage as an expression of love
• Healing the effects of birth trauma
• Baby massage as a healing alternative to drugs
• Benefits to the parents

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A solid parenting manual…wise and wondrously specific." —Kirkus Reviews

"Highly recommended." —Library Journal

"Offers guidance and assurance for those who want to grow close to their babies through massage." —Bookmarks

"Utilizing an abundance of photos and diagrams…can be used by interested new parents as well as more experienced individuals." —The Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Amelia Auckett, a practicing nurse for more than 25 years, headed the Infant Welfare Centre in Frankston, Victoria, Australia, and taught baby massage through lectures and workshops at hospitals, institutes, and universities. Her film, Family Massage, has been shown throughout the world. She is the mother of two sons.

Tiffany Field, Ph.D., who contributed the introduction to this edition, has been an active researcher in massage therapy for the last twenty years and, in 1992, founded and directed the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; First Edition edition (April 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557040222
• ISBN-13: 978-1557040220
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,467,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Place to Start, June 16, 2000

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Carla Steptoe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Massage: Parent-Child Bonding Through Touch (Paperback)

A good beginning in learning infant massage. Easily read with basic guidelines on how to get started with a massage for baby. Also addresses the importance of bonding and parent interaction. Expresses a caring attitude and sensivity toward respecting and honoring the unique personality of each individual baby.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Place to Start, June 16, 2000

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Carla Steptoe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Massage: Parent-Child Bonding Through Touch (Paperback)

A good beginning in learning infant massage. Easily read with basic guidelines on how to get started with a massage for baby. Also addresses the importance of bonding and parent interaction. Expresses a caring attitude and sensivity toward respecting and honoring the unique personality of each individual baby.