adapting teaching infant massage for 0-2 year old children?
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Infant massage is, at least as I understand it, mostly to help with the bonding process.  I think the Asker is teaching infant massage to parents.  It has nothing to do with relieving the infant's stress and it's quite a beautiful thing to share, actually.
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I have a six month old and an 8 year old and being a mother is the hardest job you will ever have but its also the most rewarding. Take a bath with your child only a few inches of water please,they are slippery. Sing to him or her. Walk with your baby out in the air if possible. Also and very important take time out for you. Your body and mind have just been through a category 4 hurricane and hormones are nuts so breathe,smile,relax kiss your baby they are precious.
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One and two year olds learn in the context of safe, secure and responsive relationships. By your careful noticing of what they say and do, and your caring, sensitive responses, you teach them that they are valued, that the world is safe and that their needs are going to be met. That way they learn to recognize their own feelings and also learn to recognize and care about others'.  This foundation of social and emotional skills provides the basis for their capacity to develop their abilities for language and literacy.  They will enjoy hearing songs and stories from you and reading books together. This will help them learn a lot of important literacy and language skills, as will your natural every day conversations with them.  Seeing you read other things like instructions, articles, etc will help show them how important reading is.  Counting with them in the course of playing, letting them experiment objects (for example, pouring blocks from one container to another) will help them with early numeracy skills.  One of the most important things you can do is to follow their lead in play. When they want to build with blocks, watch, comment on what they are doing and then add something to make it just a little more challenging and interesting, but with out taking over the play.\n\nYour everyday nurturing care will teach them a lot. Your conscious use of every day opportunities to directly experience language and mathematical concepts (counting steps as you walk up; counting how many children are in the dramatic play area; letting children help set the table for lunch and count how many place settings for how many children, etc) will help them with their school readiness skills.
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The best way is to relate all topics (holistic approach), for instance, depending on the age, let them do their own small books, let them do some short anecdotes using the computer, word recognition is possible to sing some songs and recognize words, let them write words in sand boxes.\n\n____________________________________\nNeed help or advise? Elektronic help online is the solution !\nMessenger: fxgonzal@hotmail.com\nCheap rates by the hour.
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gym teacher, or any kind of teacher, early childhood education, infant/toddler, respiratory care, occupational therapy, social worker
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Try http://pediatrics.about.com/c/ec/8.htm at about.com.  This is a free parenting class.  For other free online classes from them see http://u.about.com/.
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I think with that age it's best to have them participate by mimicking some things that they can relate to.  Concrete things like the sound a train makes using wood blocks with some kids rubbing the swoosh swoosh sound and the others doing the clap sound and a third group blowing the whistle.... ie.. swoosh swoosh clap, swoosh swoosh clap, toot toot..etc... Or mimic the sound of a Horse with blocks.. Doing this as u tell a story related to the things mimicked...  U got to understand that at that age there not going to even come close to understanding the concept of rhythm and time, but they will naturally understand or at least fallow a beat that has a concrete relationship with something simple like said train or what ever...  When we are in mamas belly all we hear, feel and live bye is the beat of mamas heart... So its pre programed into us all ready. Using the examples above allows the kids to vocalize it.... U picken up what I'm put'en down?  Hope this helps, and props for taking on what will prove to be a very important aspect of the little ones life's...
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I got my first massage in 20 years just two weeks ago on Mother's Day from my thoughtful, darling and amazing 16 year old daughter. She went to a beautiful spa near our house and bought it for me. I enjoyed every one of the 60 minutes it lasted. No one has ever done anything so thoughtful for me. Daughters are great!!!!\n\n(However, I think in part it was prompted by my ceaseless requests that she rub my neck LOL!)
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yep. sure, here's one...\n\nand another one...\n\nOh, and my wife has some...\n\nOK?  Did you get all that?  Now, about scoliosis and the massage technics for persons with it...\n\nand be careful about anyone with a broken back that has since \n'healed'...  \n\nLike this...  \n\nHTH!\n\nNext week, Swedish Massage, and then, Reflexology!\n\nWe could condense these different two year long courses down to a few cool moves, right?
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One year old- one minute time out. Sit her down for that minute away from other kids and explain to her what she did wrong. Do it consistantly- every time! When you let her up if she hurt some one have her say she is sorry and if she can't say that yet give a hug or kiss.\n\nPlease don't teach a child not to hit by hitting them. That just teaches them they can hit as long as they are bigger or tougher than the person they're hitting.
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my daughters are 18months and 3 months and the oldest was doing the same thing my doctor said try a humidifier at night.  also you can turn your shower on hot let the bathroom steam up good then run a warm bath maybe put some calming bath soap in the water and just let her play untill the water starts getting cold or she starts getting tired whatever comes first.  when you get her out dry her off good and put a t-shirt on her nothing to heavy(sometimes wearing heavey clothing can cause them to get hot and make them caugh also)then let her sleep with the humidifer.  after a couple nights i could really hear a difference in my 18 month olds breathing she slept more peacefull the sounds from the machine also sooth my 3 month old to where she is now sleeping better also
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There is a program at the St. Louis Mills mall at the PBS playground for mothers and their young children up to age 5.  Information is available at the PBS playground.  I know you don't want to do this Ang but the Parents As Teachers program also offers "playgroups" with tons of age related activities that is really good.  Plus, how did we meet?  Dance class...lol  There is another great way to meet other Mom's in the area.  =)
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I'm a violin/viola/piano teacher, and use Suzuki method.  The child can start at age 3, but four is better.  You should post this question on suzukichat at http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/suzukichat/  There are a lot of teachers on there from Australia (including the family of the woman who started the list)
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Of course. A nice soft,warm washcloth can be soothing. A mom's gentle touch is always welcome when little ones don't feel well.
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you could do finger painting the alphabet and numbers, my mother runs a child care program and thats what she does with her very inteligent 2 year olds ( she has three of them that can already speek spanish)
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Hi,.... If you are talking about a traditional Swedish Massage,...  there is a therapuetic routine that is taught when you are in school. That routine is designed to help to most efficiently flush the Lymphatic system and venous blood flow in the body. \n\nThat is a routine that you need to learn in order to graduate from school,... but it is not a requirement of giving a good massage. ... In my opinion,.. if you are able to "Be Present" in your hands,.... and you have learned good technique for handling the body you are working on, and how to move your own body in a most efficient manner while giving a massage,.... you should be fine.  ............ Of course, these are the things that you are in school to learn,.. and that just takes time and practice.\n\n.... In my opinion,. the thing that makes the difference between a really good massage and a mediocre one,.. is how much "presence",.. the therapist has in his or her hands. ... A good therapists hands are their eyes. .......... In fact,.. in Japan,.. the best shiatsu practitioners are blind. ... They "feel" their work,.. rather than see it or think about how to do it.  ........... When you have learned the fundamental skills of the trade and you have become more familiar with the body,.... eventually your skill as a massage therapist will become much more of an "intuitive" and feeling one,.. rather than a clinical one,... In my opinion,.. this is the thing that makes the difference between a really "good massage",.. and a mediocre one.\n\nYou are very much a beginner,... give it time. ... You very possibly will not really begin to feel solidly confident with your work until some months after you have finished school and have been working in the profession for a whiile. ... but this is how it  is with most professions.\n\nIt is also a very very good idea to recieve some massage sessions from some really good and experienced therapists. Your body will learn alot from "feeling" what a good massage feels like. This will help you to translate that into the massage you give to others. .......... You should be able to find at least a couple of really good therapists amongst the teachers in your school,.. and you should be able to purchase a few sessions from them. ... They may even likely give you a discount on the cost.
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Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities.