Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword: A Gift of Touch Peggy O'Mara xv
Preface Stephen Berman, M.D., F.A.A.P. xix
Introduction xxi
Chapter 1 Why Massage Your Baby? 3
Chapter 2 Your Baby's Sensory World 11
Chapter 3 The Importance of Skin Stimulation 21
Chapter 4 Stress and Relaxation 31
Chapter 5 Bonding, Attachment, and Infant Massage 37
Chapter 6 The Elements of Bonding 45
Chapter 7 Attachment and the Benefits of Infant Massage 65
Chapter 8 Especially for Fathers 79
Chapter 9 Helping Baby (and You) Learn to Relax 87
Chapter 10 Your Baby's Brain 95
Chapter 11 Music and Massage 105
Chapter 12 Getting Ready 113
Chapter 13 How to Massage Your Baby 125
Chapter 14 Crying, Fussing, and Other Baby Language (Including Cues, Reflexes, and Behavioral States) 181
Chapter 15 Minor Illness and Colic 203
Chapter 16 Your Premature Baby 215
Chapter 17 Your Baby with Special Needs 227
Chapter 18 Your Growing Child and Sibling Bonding Through Massage 237
Chapter 19 Your Adopted or Foster Children 255
Chapter 20 A Note to Teen Parents 265
Resources 271
References and Recommendations 277