Tweet It’s common knowledge that one of the best ways to communicate with your baby is through touch. But an ever-growing body of research suggests that baby massage does more than help infants feel relaxed, secure and safe. Massage has also been proven to aid them physiologically, psychologically and developmentally.“We’re finding that massaged babies are more mature, more vocal and fall asleep more quickly,” said Ann Erdmann, director of the Women and Infants Care Unit at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. “Among our postpartum patients, massage is helpful to both the mother and the baby. We definitely talk about massage with new moms — we think it’s important.”In a.
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Tweet What Type is Your Child? The Five Phase Types illuminate each person’s intrinsic identity along with his or her predispositions, weaknesses and strengths, characteristic states of mind and body, as well as patterns of health and illness. Being aware of your young child’s Phase Type is helpful when seeking treatments with Acupuncture. If you are unsure ask your Acupuncturist, Mr. Herns. Wood Type: Irritable, impulsive, volatile Explosive temper tantrums Must recover independently or be diverted Easily frustrated Muscle tension/spasms, accident prone, hurries Intense reaction to pain Intestinal cramps, headache, earache, toothache Restless, difficult to console or calm down Fire Type: Excitable, nervous, anxious, easily startled Fears being.