Do you work in a child care setting, a primary school or run a vacation care program for kids aged 4 to 12 years? Did you know there is a fantastic program called the Massage in Schools program that Idibidi Kids is qualified to implement at your centre or school in the Perth metropolitan area?
The Massage in Schools program, or MISP as it is known, is a fun interactive and educational program that children aged between 4 years and 12 years can participate in. This program is beneficial in so many ways. Kids find that the program helps to calm them down, is relaxing, feels good and a time when they can rest their body. Teachers and staff have noticed that the kids become more focussed and motivated to do their work; other positive outcomes included greater empathy amongst the children, respect and a better understanding of each others feelings.
Teaching kids massage is a way to help them relax and reduce stress. This is important, as young children do feel the effects of stress.
Five reasons why kids experience stress:
1. Trauma
2. Bullying
3. Loss of a pet/family member/friend
4. An unexpected event
5. Moving to a new school
The MISP includes a set of 15 massage strokes. Each stroke has a fun name associated with it, such as 'baker', 'butterflies' and 'eye glasses'. When the program is implemented in your school or centre, you will receive 15 cartoon drawings associated with each stroke, to help remind the children the order of the strokes. The drawings and stroke names encourage the children to use their imagination, something that kids are very much good at!
It is important to note that this is a PEER, CLOTHED MASSAGE PROGRAM, and that kids massage each other. Idibidi Kids instructor, Natalie, is qualified to implement the program.
Idibidi Kids can implement the program two ways:
1. As a 1 hour workshop - usually includes the Weather Massage and an introduction to the MISP 15 strokes. Other positive touch games may be included.
2. As a 4 session program, best suited for primary schools, as an incursion.
Contact Idibidi Kids at www.idibidikids.com.au to book the MISP program at your school or centre today (including school holidays).
Sounds very useful for our kids but not in my locality :(
ReplyDeleteanyways can u share what are those types of massage by video so that i can try for my kid
HI Alli, I have recently written an eBook, available to purchase and download online, called The Idibidi Kids Guide to Childrens Massage, for Parents and Carers of toddlers and young children. If you visit http://www.idibidikids.com.au/guide-children-massage.html you can find out more about it. The book was written for those parents and carers who could not attend my parent-child course, so it is available worldwide! I had a lady recently purchase the eBook from the U.S. Her testimonial is viewable on the website. The guide is colourfully illustrated and contains photos of myself massaging my 2 boys, aged 10 and 2 yrs, so you can see the correct pressure. I also guide you through massage stroke techniques. It also contains positive touch rhymes and games which are alot of fun! How old is your child?
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing about this. I run a peer massage website and I must say that the benefits for children are second-to-none.
ReplyDeleteAt first the idea of massage for children raises a few eyebrows but your article sums up exactly what the child gets from it.
Once again, thank you.
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