Full development and health of the child define many factors: correctly organized day regimen, balanced food and also physical activity and positive emotions. The newborn baby is deprived of an opportunity to move independently. Therefore the massage promoting strengthening muscular and other systems of an organism is so necessary for him.
Instruction
1. Preventive massage is shown practically to each healthy child since it promotes all-round development of an organism. Such massage parents can independently carry out or ask for the help the professional. It is possible to begin these procedures for the healthy kid already with one and a half — two-month age, previously having consulted with the pediatrician.
2. Massage is intended to help also at various diseases which at early stages with its help can even be prevented. For example, banal cold at the baby is alarming at parents: to resort to drugs — it is not always justified and the weak organism of the kid can react to medicines differently. And here baby massage and gymnastics are capable to warn such disease and even to cure if in due time to begin such treatment. The main thing is not to tighten, in time to see a doctor for specification of the diagnosis and purpose of treatment.
3. Often new parents have questions: how often it is possible to do massage to the child and what has to be procedure duration? According to experts, in the absence of contraindications the child should do massage by courses, usually carry out one course in 3 months for children of the first and second year of life. If according to individual indications the doctor appoints more dense scheme, then the break between courses has to make 1 month. To children of two years is also more senior usually recommend to conduct one course of preventive massage in half a year.
4. Duration of one session is from 20 minutes to 40 — 45 minutes in process of adaptation of the child to loading. Some kids well transfer loading and are engaged with pleasure, others quickly are tired, and it is not necessary to force them to long classes. Gradually process is normalized, and they will be able to be engaged longer time. It is necessary to be guided by one rule here: massage has to be pleasant to the child, only then he is capable to bring benefit. The massage course standardly consists of 10 sessions. However it is not dogma: often the result as practicians speak, is noticeable only on 12 — 13 session. The effect will be more significant if to combine massage with gymnastics and hardening.
5. Massage is simply necessary for the child for the correct development. It is necessary to carry out it regularly, being interrupted on rest taking into account specific features of the kid. Massage favors to harmonious physical and psychological development of the child, improves vitality.