1 complex for infant 1-3 month old

This is fragment of my new book "Massage and gymnastics for infants". This book has been written for parents, who want to see their baby healthy and harmoniously developed.

This system of massage and exercises is well-known in Russia, those methods have been used successfully for more 50 years in medical and sanitation institutions. It has been some supplemented in the context of modern views on babies’ upbringing.

The exercises in the form of a game and gentle massage will give great pleasure to both infant and his parents and will strengthen emotional ties between them. In consequence of regular exercises the healthy infant will become more perfect, and infant, lagging behind in his development, will each up with his coevals rapidly.


1 complex for infant 1-3 month old

Massage of arms: caressing

Put your thumb into the baby’s hand. With your other hand caress baby’s arm slowly from the hand to the shoulder.


Exercise for arms



Cross the arms on the chest, after that pull them gently.


Massage of legs: caressing

Caress baby’s leg from foot to hip, rounding the knee.


Turn
Turn baby onto the stomach, upholding him by the legs an arm.


Unbending of the body
Line along backbone from hit to neck by tips of two fingers.


Massage of back: caressing
Caress back from hit to neck

Caress hit in X-direction


Massage of stomach: caressing
Start with round caressing, slight and slow

Next - caressing in the opposite direction. After that - caressing forward the back.

At last - round caressing once more.

Reflex walking

Upholding baby in vertical position let him touch the surface with his feet. As a result - reflex walking.