Gentle Touch® Infant
Massage Video
INFORMATION SHEET:
47 minutes, digitally mastered, stereo HiFi
Priced for widespread distribution to parents
MAINSTREAM, MEDICALLY ENDORSED, VALIDATED
BY RESEARCH
Material taken from the Gentle Touch® Parent-Child
Program
Several routines versus one progressive
a
specific routine appropriate for the health status and developmental stage of
the baby
parents
can go at their own pace
Demonstrated by parents versus massage therapist
parents
can relate
positive
role models
includes
a father
Benefits of appropriate touch and massage
for
the child (physically, emotionally, and developmentally)
for
the parent
for
the parent-child relationship (bonding and attachment process)
Communication focus
parents
show respect and ask permission to touch
parents
learn to read non-verbal cues and sensitively respond
Soothing techniques
Nurturing techniques
singing,
nursery rhymes
ways
to integrate appropriate touch into caregiving
Support
encourages
individual and group support
Special populations
babies
who have special needs, or who are unsettled or pre-term
parents
who are 1st time or breastfeeding
Sensitive to ethnic groups, gender, age
issues
African-American,
Hispanic, Korean, Caucasian
balanced
male-female
teen
parents, grandparents
Produced by Gentle Touch Parent-Child Program, LLC,
Executive Producer is a Pediatrician (Dr.
Andrea R. Gravatt)
Developed and Written by the creator of the Gentle
Touch® Parent-Child Program who is Child/Family Development Specialist (Emma
Miller, D.Div.)
Hosted by a retired pediatrician,
Interviews with Medical, Therapeutic, and Developmental
Specialists:
Dr. Saul Schanberg, Medical Doctor and eminent Touch Researcher,
Dr. William Coleman,
Pediatrician and Developmental Specialist,
Dr. Andrea Gravatt, Pediatrician and
Ariane
Piercy, Occupational Therapist,
Emma Miller, creator of
the Gentle Touch® Parent-Child
Program who is Child/Family
Development Specialist
Reviewed by a parent/professional panel prior to release for input
Filmed by a professional company- Ironwood Film and Television
Call
1-888-333-3936 or
Email
Video@GentleTouchParent-Child.com
with questions.
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