Infant and Child Massage
6 Hour CE Course 
Description
Learn the benefits and key principles of massage for infants and children, including how the author eases discomfort and releases tension in normal and premature infants, asthmatic children, and children with special needs, plus her approaches to consoling crying and fussing infants and relieving colic. This course does not teach hands-on skills. Please seek additional experience, with a mentor, to add hands-on skills.
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| Text Materials Shipped and Test Online | Contents: Text shipped to you. Online multiple-choice test. | $75 | |
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| Materials and Test Shipped to You | Contents: Text and workbook with multiple-choice test shipped to you. | $75 | |
Content Outline
Why Massage a Baby? Baby's Sensory World Bonding, Attachment and Infant Massage |
1.5 hours |
Especially for Fathers Helping Baby Learn to Relax Music and Massage A Note to Teen Parents |
2 hours |
Important Infant Massage Concepts Crying, Fussing and other Baby Language Handling Minor Illness and Colic The Baby with Special Needs The Growing Child and Sibling Bonding through Massage The Adopted or Foster Child |
2 hours |
References and Recommendations Open-book Test and Course Evaluation |
0.5 hour |
Testimonials
I enjoyed the book for this course, and was actually quite impressed with the exam. I will certainly be taking more courses. Thank you!J. Kennon, LMT
Learning Objectives
- Identify why massage is important to infant development and well-being
- Recognize the ways infants sense and relate to the world
- Recognize how bonding and attachment can be supported with infant massage
- Identify how to help babies relax
- Recognize how music can enhance the effects of massage
- Identify the necessary steps for preparing to massage an infant
- Describe each of the 3 essential components of successful infant massage
- Describe the abbreviated massage and when it can be useful
- Correctly identify where each massage stroke is used on the infant
- Recognize baby language and how to respond through touch
- Identify the cautions and special considerations necessary for working with premature and other challenged infants
- Recognize and communicate the many benefits of massage for children
Sample Text
"Babies with hearing challenges have the same needs for tactile comfort as other babies. Affectionate interaction is the most important element in any baby's life. Babies with auditory challenges need to be spoken to. During this early period, sound stimulates the growth of nerve connections between the baby's ear and brain. The sound stimulation in every baby's world creates an evolving network of nerve pathways. Many babies with hearing challenges are fitted with hearing aids to increase the amount of sound stimulation they receive. You can keep these on during the massage." (Infant Massage by Vimala McClure, 2000, p. 169)
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Special-needs infant massage:
- should be specially designed to suit the infant's needs
- need not be any different than normal infant massage
- requires a trained professional
- should not be performed
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Customer Reviews
This is an excellent way of learning without STRESS.A. Kubinek, LMT, NCTMB
It was so easy to order from the website. The materials arrived quickly. This home study course was convenient, economical, and a great way to fulfill the NCBTMB ethics requirement!Sandra Mainardi, CMT, Lincoln Park, NJ