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.
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