Massaging Your Baby: The Joy of Touch Thereapy [Paperback]

Elaine Fogel Schneider (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2006

The power of touch is real and has been scientifically shown to have remarkable effects. For infants, it encourages relaxation; improves sleep patterns; reduces discomfort from teething, colic, and gas; strengthens digestive systems; and so much more. For parents, it nurtures bonding, increases communication, promotes parenting skills, and actually

reduces stress levels. In Massaging Your Baby, massage expert Dr. Elaine Fogel Schneider begins by explaining how and why massage is so beneficial. She then provides an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide to effective massage techniques.

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About the Author

Elaine Fogel Schneider, PhD, is a certified instructor of infant massage. A faculty member of California State University, Dr. Schneider also founded Baby Steps, a family-focused early intervention program, and Community Therapies, which works with infants, toddlers, and children with developmental disabilities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Square One Publishers (August 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757002633
• ISBN-13: 978-0757002632
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #944,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift for New Parents, December 10, 2006

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Marlene Potter (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Massaging Your Baby: The Joy of Touch Thereapy (Paperback)

It is rough being born. We are shoved from a place of warmth and safety into a world that is cold and uncertain. The transition is traumatic. Nurturing massage can help to heal that trauma. Dr. Elaine Schneider's new book, "Massaging Your Baby" reminds new parents of the need for healing touch and how it is done. Her work is grounded in extensive research, yet is an easy read and easy to implement.

This is an important book and a great gift for new parents.

Marlene Potter, Director
Coconut Grove Center for Counseling

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING READ!!, December 8, 2011

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This review is from: Massaging Your Baby: The Joy of Touch Thereapy (Paperback)

This book is great. Not only does it teach you about massage with your baby, but how to read your emotions & your babies emotions. I have a special needs son & I HIGHLY recommend this book for any parent yearning for a connection with their child.

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandparents Are the Softest Touch, January 1, 2011

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Jill Perrera - See all my reviews

This review is from: Massaging Your Baby: The Joy of Touch Thereapy (Paperback)

Dr. Elaine Fogel Schneider has written an outstanding book for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of infants and older children. Her writing touched my heart, and inspired me to want to massage my grandchildren so we could bond and form a connection with each other that can last a lifetime.

I was really impressed with the A-B-C's in A_W_E that Dr. Elaine has developed...knowing the alphabet really helped me remember the various strokes that she presented. I really liked her CHEERS and Pillars of Care also, and the TouchTime(R) Songs and Rhymes she created that go along with the various strokes work like magic.

My grandchildren love when grandma comes to visit. They ask me for a back massage or a shoulder massage, and I am glad they do. What a wonderful way to relate. It is just like Dr. Elaine said, "It's never too late to relate!" So even if you haven't started massaging your grandchildren until they are older, like me, Dr. Elaine provides one entire chapter in Massaging Your Baby-The Joy of TouchTime(R) to providing a massage with an older child, and my grandchildren are so glad she did...and so am I!