Baby Massage: A Practical Guide to Massage and Movement for Babies and Infants

by Peter Walker

Baby Massage provides easy-to-learn massage routines and flexibility exercises that will help nurture children through the crucial early stages of development. Peter Walker, one of the world's leading authorities on baby massage, shows how these exercises can be used

-build a loving bond between parent and baby
-soothe and comfort a crying infant
-promote relaxation and confidence
-strengthen the cardiovascular and immune systems
-aid digestion
-improve coordination and posture
-help maintain flexibility
-increase health and vitality

Twenty-one full-color photographs and more than 100 detailed line illustrations complement the easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for these exercises.

A useful, practical, and loving guidebook for parents, parents-to-be, and health-care professional who work with children, Baby Massage offers a special and unique way to make babies healthy and happy through the healing powers of touch.

Genres: Parenting

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1988

About the author

Peter Walker is widely respected and well-known as a teacher of Developmental Baby Massage.

Reviews

[emyrose8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple enough concepts, good pictures and instructions for doing the massages on your baby.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little outdated but good pics and fairly decent reference.

[Laura Stiller · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good, in-depth look at baby massage. Great pictures and great explanations.

[Milda · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good book, but wanted to see more pictures.