Infant Touch and Massage is NOT a generic inventory of consecutive strokes. Decades of professional experience have shown that infant massage routines are not effective for many babies and children, and seldom is a stroke routine as effective as individualizing touch and massage, which requires parents to mindfully engage with their baby, to recognize non-verbal communication, and to creatively adapt their touch approach so that it supports their child’s sensory needs and capabilities. These are skills we train our instructors to teach to parents.

It is our fundamental belief that it is most advantageous that parents (and not therapists) learn to massage their children, and that they function as their children’s most entrusted and competent advocate.