BabyBabyOhBaby: Bonding with Your Brilliant & Beautiful Baby Through Infant Massage

Filmed in high-definition, this instructional DVD (with a music-only option) on infant massage outlines suitable conditions for a massage session—preferably in a warm and quiet room, using some type of natural oil such as olive or sunflower—before a narrator guides several parent/child pairs through various routines (first demonstrated on a doll) incorporating soothing strokes for legs and feet, stomach, chest, arms and hands, face, and back. Featuring a handy onscreen time clock (participants are advised to go slow and pay careful attention to the baby's reactions so as not to overload the nervous system), BabyBabyOhBaby: Infant Massage offers solid instruction, while also touting the emotional benefits of building trust, confidence, and communication between child and parent. Recommended. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)