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NEW! Baby Massage Workshops at Lantau Island (Tung Chung)


Workshop Dates - TUESDAYS

2008: Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 24
2009: Jan. 20, Feb. 24, Mar. 24, Apr. 21, May 26, June 16

TIME: 5:00 - 5:45pm

COST: HK$200 per class

For more information, contact us at 2573-6623 or email aaknecht@netvigator.com.





See an example of the stimulating activities your baby would do during one of his classes:

From six to seven months


Starting position:
Lying face up

What you will need:
A large, brightly colored feather (available from most craft stores)

Skills developed:
Dissociation of the upper and lower body; hip flexibility

Feathers
The softer and more colorful, fascinate babies the better. By using a feather to stroke your boby from top to toe, you will help to give him an idea of where his body starts (at the crown of his head) and finishes (at the tips of his feet). Then, if you place the feather between his toes, you will encourage him to explore his foot with both hands. This stimulates your baby's awareness of the midline- that is, where the center of his body lies.

Sensory integration
This exercise words primarily on your baby's tactile system. His sense of touch sends messages to his brain that help him to orient his sight to the source of stimulation and integrate the touch sensation from the muscles and joints. The proprioceptive system brings the legs up to the hands and pulls the feather with a gradually more efficient grip (pincer motion).

A good visual motor coordination activity
1. Lay your baby gently on his back. Show him a feather, or another similarly soft object, and then use it to stoke his body from head to toe.
2. Now place to feather between two of his toes. If he doesn't seem to notice it there, lift his leg to show it to him. This provides visual stimulation, and promotes hand-eye coordination. The object of the execise is to encorage him to reach for the feather. Once he has grabbed it, allow him to play with the feather for as long as he is interested.
3. Next ask him to give the feather to you. At this stage, you will probably just be pulling it out yourself, but you can thank him anyway, as if he did hand it to you. Then repeat the exercise by placing the feather between the toes of his other foot. Be alert, though: some babies are quick to put the feather into their months.

How does your baby grow?
You will really notice how your baby develops and changes if you work through these exercises on a regular basis. When performing this activity, ask yourself the following questions:

  • Are your baby's feet ticklish?
  • Does he curl up his toes when he feels the feather?
  • Do you think he's more tactile or visual at the moment?
  • Does he spread his fingers to the size of the feather?
  • Once he get the feather does he observe it in all angles, transfer it from one hand to the other or does it go right to his mouth?




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