How often to massage a child
How often to massage a child
The full development and health of the childdetermine many factors: a properly organized regime of the day, a balanced diet, as well as motor activity and positive emotions. A newborn baby is deprived of the opportunity to move independently. Therefore, he needs a massage that helps strengthen the muscular and other body systems.
Instructions
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Preventive massage is shown practicallyevery healthy child, tk. it promotes the all-round development of the body. Such massage parents can perform independently or seek professional help. You can begin these procedures for a healthy baby from one and a half to two months old, having consulted with a pediatrician beforehand.
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Massage is designed to help and with variousdiseases, which can even be prevented in the early stages with its help. For example, a common cold in a baby causes anxiety in parents: resorting to medications is not always justified, and a baby's body, which is not strong, can react differently to medicines. But children's massage and gymnastics are able to prevent such a disease and even cure if it is timely to begin such treatment. The main thing - do not delay, in time to see a doctor to clarify the diagnosis and the appointment of treatment.
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Often newly-born parentsquestions: how often can I massage a child and what should be the duration of the procedure? According to experts, in the absence of contraindications, massage the child should be done by courses, usually perform one course at 3 months for children of the first and second years of life. If, on individual indications, the doctor appoints a more dense scheme, then the break between the courses should be 1 month. Children two years and older are usually recommended to conduct one course of preventive massage in six months.
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The duration of one session is from 20minutes to 40-45 minutes as the child adapts to the load. Some kids tolerate the load well and are engaged with pleasure, others quickly get tired, and to force them to long employment should not be. Gradually the process is normalized, and they will be able to engage in a longer time. It is necessary to be guided here by one rule: massage should be pleasant to the child, only then it is capable to bring benefit. The course of the massage consists of 10 sessions. However, this is not a dogma: often the result, as the practitioners say, is noticeable only at the 12-13 session. The effect will be significant if you combine massage with gymnastics and tempering.
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Massage is simply necessary for a child for the rightdevelopment. You need to spend it regularly, interrupting to rest taking into account the individual characteristics of the baby. Massage favors the harmonious physical and psychological development of the child, improves vitality.
