Massage is useful for any little-one (you look also “details”), but nevertheless before to begin to make to his child, with doctor. It is possible to begin similar procedures approximately from 3-4 weeks from the birthday of child. The author “of reference book on the massage” Vladimir Ivanovich  determines massage as follows: “This is the totality of the methods of the mechanical action in the form of friction, pressure, vibration, conducted directly on the body surface of man both by the hands and by the special apparatuses through air, aqueous or other medium”. During the massage it is necessary that the direction of motions would coincide with the direction of flow of lymph. This means that upper extremities should be concentrated °[t] of brush to the arm, to the armpits; lower extremities – °[t] of foot to the inguinal glands. However, during the first sessions it is desirable so that the motions would be directed from top to bottom, since it is considered that they act , and motions from bottom to top, on the contrary, excite.

The massage of child is conducted in the form sequential strokings, grindings, kneadings and tappings of separate body parts. As specialists note, in this case occurs the action not only on the surface and deeply located cloths, but also it is reflector to entire organism as a whole. It would be good, if parents studied the methods of massage in order to carry out him with its little-one (complexes of exercises and massage they were given below). It is best to be trained to massage under the management of experienced specialist. But also by itself it is possible to master the basics of massage, by remembering what to make with its novice necessarily with the maximum caution. Let us immediately note that the massage must reach pleasure to little-one. But if the fact that you make, does not please it, it is better to end this to that moment, when child begins to experience satisfaction from the massage.

It is interesting that this procedure pleases not all children in view of different reasons. Little-one can pucker, turn away to the side, whimper – all these are the signs of the fact that massage to it unlike. Possibly its skin is still too sensitive and its touchs simply irritate. But it can be, it is not still physiologically ready to massage and its head, navel or sex organs painfully receive any external action. In these cases you will put off to the period (for the month and more) its attempts to make massage. The same is recommended the making of if during the first session you they noted that the child detains respiration. Wait, until its nervous system develops properly.

In order not to wound little-one, your nails compulsorily must be cut. With the same purpose remove adornments. During the massage undesirably much to talk with the little-one or to sing to it song. Specialists note that this simply tires many children. In the opinion specialists, best anything for massage is suitable table. To undesirably use for this procedure the bed or some other soft surface. Also specialists in the massage of small children advise to cover little-one by blanket, leaving opened only that body part, which you concentrate. First, therefore little-one preserves the heat- (in the first three months of life his organism it does not possess a sufficient capability for thermostatic control). In the second place, this makes it possible to create the sensation of safety in child. Subsequently, when crumb a little grows up and becomes accustomed to the massage, it is possible simply to place by its [golenkim] to the diaper. There are contra-evidence to the massage: it cannot be made, if child is unhealthy. But if to him they made any prick, was necessary interruption for 48 hours. And one more: never concentrate fontanel on the head of little-one.

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Long ago it is already proven that the more the parents give to the child at the age up to the year of attention, the better it is developed. We still will speak about the contact with the little-one, and let us here note that one of the methods of a similar contact, moreover by the method pleasant, can be massage. As specialists note, even the simplest massage favorably acts on child. It strengthens the immune system of child, improves the circulation of the blood, stimulates digestion, favorably it affects the nervous system, it tones up muscles, has the damping effect. What is very important – during the massage occurs the close contact of mom and little-one, which is very favorable for their emotional state. Furthermore, as note [S]. [A]. , author of the book “for the small”: “the massage of the babies has an essential effect on the development in them of emotions and vocal reactions… Basis of the development of little-one – independent active motions. However, special exercises and the massage they will contribute to the improvement of its [dviga] – body habits”. But doctor- pediatricians see the benefit of massage in the fact that during it the parents learn to correctly understand the needs of their child.