I am happy to announce that the new updated, expanded edition of Infant Massage: a Handbook for Loving Parents has been released by Random House. It is available on Amazon.com and from most bookstores.
CHAPTERS:
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Why Massage Your Baby?
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Your Baby’s Sensory World
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The Importance of Skin Stimulation
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Stress and Relaxation
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Bonding, Attachment, and Infant Massage
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The Elements of Bonding
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Attachment and the Benefits of Infant Massage
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Especially for Fathers
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Helping your Baby (and you) Learn to Relax
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Your Baby’s Brain
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Music and Massage
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Getting Ready
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How to Massage Your Baby
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Crying, Fussing, and Other Baby Language (including cues, reflexes and behavioral states
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Minor Illness and Colic
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Your Premature Baby
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Your Baby with Special Needs
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Your Growing Child and Sibling Bonding through Infant Massage
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Your Adopted or Foster Children
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A Note to Teen Parents