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25 Ways to Bond with Your Newborn Building a secure connection with your newborn is extremely important. However, bonding with your newborn isn’t always an instant, magical occurrence. Here are 25 ways to facilitate that bond.

💜 Stimulation 💜

One of the main categories in terms of the benefits of infant massage for babies is stimulation.
Nurturing touch and massage stimulates all of the baby's body systems:
circulatory, digestive, hormonal, immune, lymphatic, nervous, respiratory and vestibular (coordination and balance) systems. Baby massage encourages the stimulation of language development and improves learning ability, muscular development and tone, elimination, sensory integration, connections between neurons for healthy brain development and mind and body awareness.

All through an accessible and enjoyable activity!

Science confirms cuddles really DO help ease babies' pain Here's scientific proof - just in case we needed it - that a snuggle really can make babies feel a LOT better.

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“Infant massage is not a fad. It is an ancient art that connects you deeply with the person who is your baby, and it helps you to understand your baby‘s particular nonverbal language and respond with love and respectful listening.” Vimala McClure’s quote expertly expresses the power of infant massage which reaches far beyond the physical benefits.

Crystal Miles explores infant massage as a healing tool after a difficult or delayed start in our feature The Power Of Touch 🌿

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"Children don't learn independence.
They independent.

And they do it in their own time, just like they learn to crawl and walk and talk in their own time.

The simplest and most effective approach to growing independence is, ironically, to meet children's needs,

It is that frees children to grow, explore, and develop, not forced independence or broken attachments."
—L.R.Knost