Kindermusik is so much more than a weekly music class!Classes are child-centered, developmentally appropriate, and focus on the growth and development of the whole child. In every Village and some Our Time classes we provide time for simple massage activities that we encourage you to try to incorporate in your daily home routines. Choose a favourite relaxing recording, sing a song, chant a nursery rhyme, or make something up, all while bonding with your child through the magic of intentional and gentle touch.
Follow this link for more massage ideas: http://www.makewayforbaby.com/massages.htm.
"Gentle massage of the neck and shoulders creates oxytocin, a hormone that produces feelings of calm and comfort. Massage of the back provides stimulation to an area that is vitally important to child development. As the back is stimulated, it stimulates the growth of nerves all over the body."
- (Carla Hannaford, author of Smart Moves, in an interview by the Kindermusik International Creative Team, January 2000)
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