Course Information
Baby Massage Instructor Course
Learn how to teach Parents to massage their babies. It's a three day course, with the initial two days training together, followed by the 3rd assessment day about 3 months later. The gap after your initial training days allows sufficient time for you to complete the coursework. This includes running your own baby massage classes, or teaching at least 2 sets of individual parents with babies on a 1:1 basis. The 1:1 is particularly helpful for visiting or teaching families in their own homes, a care situation or in hospital.
You will be provided with a comprehensive set of notes & laminated hand outs of the massage strokes & nursery rhymes. Some of these resources will then be emailed to you, to allow you to personalise them for your group/organisation.
We will discuss teaching parents online, as well as in-person parent & baby classes.
The Baby Massage Instructor’s Course is kept to a maximum of 8 in person & 7 via zoom to allow for individual attention. The cost for the 3 days is £285 in person or via Zoom.
For larger organisations (NHS, Health Promotion etc) who have access to larger spaces, we can provide training at your location for groups of 6-12 participants.
I have really loved the training days. It has been a very nurturing environment to learn in. I really appreciate all of your first-hand knowledge and discussion with the rest of the group. I have never returned to work so buzzing after a course!
Nursery Officer, Ratho
“A very relaxed, enjoyable and informative course. I was a little sceptical about massage prior to the course – now I am a true enthusiastic convert”
- Health Visitor, Orkney
Course Information
Who takes these Courses:
Health & Social Care Professionals
Qualified massage therapists
Nursery nurses
Family support workers
Sure Start, Barnardos & other Charities
Family Nurse Partnership Teams
Passionate parents who want to spread the word
What you learn.
Benefits of massage for babies & parents
Baby massage strokes for full-term, pre-term & special needs babies.
Contra-indications (when not to do massage)
Environment, positioning & oils
Baby Development & Empowering Parents
How to teach a class
How to teach individual sessions with a parent & baby
‘Teaching Baby Massage has been a healthy break to the normal routine. It has improved my relationship with parents, given more confidence to the parents in the handling of their infants and reduced GP consultations’
Health Visitor, Fife
Where the Courses are held:
Individuals who wish to attend, can join a regular course in Edinburgh.
For organisations where you would like to train your staff we can come to your location for groups of 6-12 people.
Class sizes are kept small for individual focus & attention over the 3 days. Larger groups can be accomodate on request.
Easy to deliver.
Baby & Child Massage is simple to learn, easy to teach. Cost effective to deliver. Parents enjoy learning it. Baby Massage can have profound benefits for bonding early on. Extremely useful where new parents are particularly challenged. Allows you to deliver other parenting skills & information in an informal setting.
“Thank you very much indeed! This was the best training I have had in years and years, and your materials are excellent. I have been practising on my girls and one family yesterday, at a listening visit, and planning more one to one. Thanks also for your warm hospitality.
Staff Nurse (Health Visiting), Helensburgh
Courses & Events Calendar
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Baby & Child Massage Instructor Courses are held approximately every two to three months. Baby Massage Courses for parents are held in Edinburgh every Wednesday.
Bookings for groups are in general available on Thurs/Fridays. Please enquire for dates.
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Child Massage Study Day
This is for those who have completed the Baby Massage Instructor Courses and wish to learn to adapt the strokes to be able to teach massage to parents for older children aged 2-10. It can be completed as part of a four day Child & Baby Massage Course or on a stand alone Study Day after completing the Baby Massage Instructor’s Course.
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