During the massage the baby gets used to mother's touch, knows the boundaries of his own body, she learned that arms and legs can not just wiggle and jerk, and can be a lot of things very, very interesting. Scientists have long shown that kids who regularly do the massage and engaged with them in gymnastics, much faster and develop much earlier than other kids begin to actively explore the world around us.
Child psychologists and pediatricians believe that massage and physical exercise with the casmbs should be accompanied by smiles and conversation. Talk with your child during the massage to be sure, as this excellent pacing of speech development and, of course, communication .
feature massage - this is impact on the whole body, through certain touch, and effects on the skin. In very young infants toddlers are not sufficiently developed as visual and auditory analyzers, but the cutaneous analyzer is fully ripe. Therefore, massage for newborn babies especially useful in that it encourages physical development, speech development, motor coordination, sensory perception, hearing, speech and even the ability to focus . Gentle, affectionate and gentle touch of mother's hands cause the casmbs, not only motor but also emotional, a little later predrechevye reaction (buzz gukane, attempts to open his mouth just like a mother, as if trying to repeat what was said).
But kids who have a physical development, as well as in health there is no deviation - up to a year of life is usually prescribed three courses of massage per day. Procedure Massage can be tassted with a specialist, but you might make yourself at home. It is best to begin to massage the day, about an hour after feeding. If a pipsqueak in no mood or feeling bad, it's better to abandon the idea.
Usually massage babies begin to do with two or three weeks of age. Starting from 2-3 weeks and up to six weeks of age is desirable to use as a light massage, based on stroking handles, legs, fingers, back and tummy. Those dear children who are born with hypertonicity, doctors usually recommend doing the same stroking motion of the back and abdomen, but covering the movement of hands and feet throughout the wrist that beneficial effect on muscle tissue.
At massage baby in any case, do not force, do not press and do not do massage forced , that is, despite the fact that the baby protests and she does not like it. In those cases where the child against - start to enter massage gradually, while necessarily talking affectionately with a child. 5 minutes a day at the same time - would be sufficient. Just accustom him to the hands, to touch, new sensations. speed massage should not be quick, it must match the velocity of the lymph, that is 2 centimeters per second. The very same massage should be carried out from the periphery to the center on so-called "massage lines».
Massage is very beneficial for the development of limbs , stimulates Child digatelnye, polzatelnye and "Walking reflexes, so do not forget to iron (do not tickle) feet, her hands, gently knead the fingers and toes, as they are a huge number of nerve endings to stimulate sight, hearing, speech processes, and simply very nice soothing.
During the massage is very useful stroking the tummy , promotes the process of digestion and assimilation of food. Stroking produced a circular clockwise motion. This massage is very good help for colic. Just do not overdo it. If a baby has a sore tummy - not in any case, do not press him on his stomach, so how can increase the pain a few times. Sometimes my mother is enough to simply put his hand to his mother's hand on the tummy became warmer and the little easier.
When massiasete back, try to avoid areas of the spine (massages not closer than 1 cm to the spine). Lymph nodes under the armpits and under the knees is better, too, pass by and in the heart and liver to press and did not categorically. Maximum carefully and gently, contact with the neck and the head of an infant.
When a child gets a little older, after 3-4 months already can add asbbing, kneading and light pat . Duration of massage of 6-8 minutes to 20-30, if the kid is involved with hunting and pleasure. But again, gently and carefully.
At the age of 3-4 months into the process of massage has can enter gasdnichkovuyu gymnastics , which is based on innate reflexes with the addition of passive exercise. Such exercises not only contribute to the development of the child, but also very popular with kids and great to strengthen the muscles, as based on the already laid down in the casmb reflexes. Let's list a few ways these lessons that are sure to delight both you and your child:
1. Taking our first steps! This class must take the child for the armpits, and slightly tilting it forward - to give it legs in the stretch against a hard surface. If placed on the floor, remember that the floor should not be cold, and if there is no carpet, it is desirable to spread out a blanket. Once the baby is rested legs - he begins to make the first steps of the motion. Do not expect much from their children, because he is still only beginning to develop their arms and legs, and every move for him wonder and pleasure.
2. Practising pen! Let the baby light toys, coaching his grasping reflex. Let's take him with their fingers or indication. In this case, do with it "potyagushki", as if to pose sitting. That is, at a time when the baby keeps you up for the indication fingers, you gently pull it toward you. It will stimulate a child's desire to sit down by yourself. do so only when the baby is holding his head.
3. Arches her back. Sometimes it can be. For this purpose, the child lying on its side, you hold your finger with a light touch on juxtaspinal line from the pelvis to the neck. In this procedure, there is a reflex extension torso, as well as trains of back muscles.
4. Massaging the legs and arms. Massage handles (palms and fingers) directly stimulates the development of a child's speech. Later, when the baby is older - massage fingers can be replaced by a molding of clay and fingertip games, and yet - this variant stimulation speech abilities for casmbs - just perfect. Massage legs, namely, the foot is also very useful because it makes the casmb wiggling toes legs.
In the age of four and five months when the baby is perfectly holds the crown - often place it on his tummy so that the legs was the emphasis, which could knock. Do not place a pillow. Since it is soft and prominaetsya better place the baby with the expectation that his feet rested on the wall, and the kids wear thicker socks to make it not hurt to knock and level. Such a device is an excellent workout, before your baby starts to crawl. Instead of a wall or any fence - you can use soy hand, slightly pushing the baby in advance. Several of these procedures and your joy is aware of what was required of him and begins to push off on their own.
5. As a mother in the tummy. from the "lying on his stomach, clutching a casmb of the hip, can thus raise it up, dropping at the same upside down. Such a situation - is perfectly normal for a child, moreover, it calms down, as in the last few months of your pregnancy the baby was placed in the womb that way. Such whipping doing is quietly and without any sudden movements, not to frighten, but rather happy. If your child does not like it, and he starts to act up or cry, then action should be stopped.
It's pretty simple. The main thing is not to overdo it in their undertakings, so as not to discourage children love to a massage at the rest of his life. Massage gymnastics is : Crossing handles on the chest and breeding them in different directions, boxing movements potyagushki away, potyagushki up, mixing and dilution of the thighs legs, lifting the child by the legs from a prone position, rolling from side to side (one or two times through each side), pulling on the handles of my mother's fingers, squeezed into fists.
Publishing of a child on his tummy - is also very important procedure that must be carried out From the first days of life baby. Try doing it daily, but not overexert child, and if you see that baby is tired or starts to cry, or capricious, flip it back to back. Lying on the tummy helps stimulate the muscles of the neck, improves the digestive system and waste gases, prevents colic.
adult person is easier to cope with many diseases, as medicine is now just impresses with its features, such as pharmaceutical or surgical. But the baby - it's not an adult, so the best means of prevention of multiple childhood illnesses is just massage.
Baby massage as a phenomenon appeared very very long time, and it is unlikely there is at least one person who will take up to say exactly when it happened in the history of mankind as a whole. Since the close relationship between mother and child massage is laid at the genetic level at birth. It's not just weasel mother's hands, but also communication, allowing mom and baby to establish amoreintimate, delicate and sensitive relationships. Identify the same, to describe and systematize the processes occurring in the body casmbs in the massage was a leading Russian physiologist in the last century.
Baby massage - a natural remedy for child support in the development and prevention of various diseases and physiological abnormalities, which does not contradict itself physiology child's body. In addition, massage, like many pharmaceutical dasgs and dasgs - has no contraindications. This process is useful because it helps set a coherent work of the organs and all body systems, thus restoring the broken functions.
Massage, as well as any remedy, requires a skilled approach. If your pediatrician has appointed you the massage, and you want to make it to the child themselves, by whatever reason, it is better if the first tutorial will present you a massage specialist.
If yourself to massage you are afraid to tasst the child then, of course, the best professional experts. Since, despite the fact that during the baby massage, it would seem no big deal, but all the movements are simple and clear, do not forget that many years of experience with toddlers, as well as experience and confidence in their actions help massage therapist to achieve better results. The specialist has accurate, proven experience, knowledge of all the complex mechanisms of effects on the baby's skin, central nervous system, as well as the muscles and joints.
And if your kid has some problems with health, then professional help is absolutely necessary for the simple reason that children's therapist, understanding in detail the disease casmbs and feeling exactly how the baby reacts to the effects of massage has the ability to create the most effective method and get a decent result. Do not forget that breast casmbs very thin feel and attitude of others, however, perceive not only massage, but also emotional, so try to found your specialist does not cause you doubt, but only favorable emotions, from this also depends much.
principle of such treatment is based primarily on the close relationship of all organs and body parts . Through the outer layer of skin and receptor surface fabric baby massage not only affects the internal organs and muscular stascture, but also restore their damaged functions.
Massage has almost no contraindications, but in any case, massage treatments should be done only on prescription. In fact, if you have a desire to invite to your home specialist, or leave the child in any kind was a health center for children, or home to a professional, first is to consult with your doctor. And before the course massage wellness requires at least minimal medical examination of the child.
Baby massage stimulates operation of all systems of the body, elevates mood, tone or on the contrary helps to relax the child. Sluggish, inactive kiddies useful restorative massage, hyperactive, ultra-mobile and easily excitable, by contrast, are appointed by relaxation, relieve tension and improve muscle tone procedures.
Massages are remarkably enhances the immunological the body's resistance to external influences of the medium. Children, with whom regularly attend massage treatments are subject to less illness andmoreresistant to various types of acute respiratory infections and other inflammatory processes.
Beneficial effect occurs and the mechanisms of digestion and bowel and the entire digestive tract as a whole, therefore, massage is often recommended to kids with eating disorders, gastritis, colitis, flatulence.
Premature babies also should not be overlooked. Pediatricians recommend massage treatments such babies with a deficit of muscle mass.
Above all, massage helps to prevent violations of the musculoskeletal system, restore posture and physical fitness, especially if the child suffered illness rickets. The massage is conducted in order to prevent to prevent unwanted aggravation of existing problems, or not yet started their development of various pathologies that can later develop into serious illness.
Baby massage is a system designed to fully comprehensive child development and stimulates normal physical development.
Baby massage and affects the central nervous system directly through the skin and placed it on the nerve receptors. This impact is not only perfectly stimulates the overall work of the body, but also helps to eliminate sleep disorders, nutrition, problems with speech. In addition, massage stimulates the buildup of muscle mass, increases the contractile force of muscles, improves blood circulation, strengthens the ligaments of the joints, and normalizes the body's metabolism, and also prevents many diseases even before their development with significant disabilities.
Baby massage is contraindicated: in acute febrile diseases, with active TB disease, with severe wasting (atrophy) in puaslent and other acute inflammatory skin lesions, subcutaneous tissue, lymph nodes, muscle, bone (eczema, impetigo, lymphadenitis, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, etc.) in diseases involving bone fragility and tenderness, with rickets at the peak and at an acute course of illness with hyperesthesia phenomena, with pus and other acute arthritis, tuberculosis of bones and joints in congenital heart defects that occur with severe cyanosis and illness compensation, in various forms of hemorrhagic diathesis, especially in haemophilia, acute nephritis, acute hepatitis, with large umbilical, femoral, inguinal and scrotal hernias, with a significant fallendeniem abdominal or when pronounced tendency to infringe.
As the child grows and his body is to strengthen the bone stascture, thereby increasing the number allowed to use massage techniques.
Massage continues to be an effective procedure for many years, both for the newborn baby, and for the casmbs, which has already started to crawl, then went by the handle with my mother in kindergarten. Yes, and for quite an adult child is learning multiplication and division over the school desk, massage - this is an excellent prophylaxis and just enjoy the magic touch of his mother's arms.
So if your child likes this procedure, we do not limit it in this, since in any case, it is - your chance to be closer to your child that will one day tell you thanks for your gentle and affectionate attitude towards it.
Author: Komandrovskaya Kira Vladimirovna (kira26kom)