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Pediatric Mental Health and Massage
The topic of pediatric mental health has been garnering attention and with good reason and I’m discussing the correlation between pediatric mental health and massage. Stress and anxiety and mood and behavioral disorders have been growing at an alarming rate. We can point to reasons such as a global pandemic, social media for older kids, screen time for younger ones, school gun violence, to name a
Ear Infections in Baby: Holistic Interventions
Ear infections are incredibly common in kids from infancy to grade school. Ear infections in baby are the most common reasons parents bring their child to the doctor. I want to share my experience and that of my daughter to provide additional information to this common issue. How Common Is It? A whopping 83% of children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday.
Belly binding in Postpartum: Benefits and History (Part 2)
In my last post, I referred to the roots of belly binding. Malay culture is thought to have influence from Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine so we know it is a beautiful coming together of some amazingly effective indigenous practices. However, they also practice belly binding in Russia, Africa, and in Latin cultures, sometimes known as “closing the bones”. Now let’s look at belly binding benefits
Belly binding in Postpartum: The Ideology (Part 1)
Belly binding in postpartum is an ancient technique, like infant massage, dating back thousands of years, to support the birthing mom’s postpartum recovery. I only learned about this powerful practice in recent years and became certified recently. Wow, I wish I had known about it for both my postpartum experiences! It is one of many indigenous experiences that support mamas in thriving in the 4th trimester.
Infant Reflux and Massage
Did you know massage can help with infant reflux? It didn’t occur to me until I was steeped in the experience with my daughter. Is it Allergies or Reflux? It was the spring of 2016 and my first born was one year old and was throwing up almost every day. In January, we learned that she was allergic to tree nuts, which was confirmed by an
Partnering With Community to Raise Newborn & Children
Imagine this. You wake up in the morning and there is someone around to cook breakfast for your kiddos and help them get ready for school. Then, someone else takes them to school and picks them up. Someone shares extracurricular activities with them after school, helps make dinner, helps with homework and chores, and so on. You have 8-10 loving, caring adults helping to raise your
