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Tina Allen, LMT, CIIT, CIMI's Articles in Baby Care

  • Am I a bad mom?
    Do you ever wonder what makes a baby cry? Leading international parent educator and expert Tina Allen, LMT, CIIT, CIMI, founder of leading children’s health and nurturing touch organization Liddle Kidz™, answers your questions and gives you easy solutions to help comfort and soothe your crying baby.
  • My baby won’t stop crying – is it Colic?
    Have you ever wondered what COLIC means? Leading international parent educator and expert Tina Allen from liddlekidz.com answers your questions and gives you easy solutions to help comfort and soothe your colicky baby.
  • New Dads Guide to Swaddling
    Do you want to learn to swaddle your baby? This step by step guide gives you the tools and know how to get the job done right. Learn to swaddle your little one in 7 easy steps!
  • Tips for Dads to get a good nights sleep, too!
    After you've tried all your regular tricks, do you still wonder how to get your baby, toddler or child to sleep? This article gives you simple tricks, techniques and solutions to help your child sleep - naturally!
  • A Massaged Baby is a Healthy Baby
    There are so many benefits to using infant massage with your baby. Not only will your baby feel relaxed so will you! Nurturing touch is a naturally rewarding way to relieve stress for both you and your baby as well as improve their healthy development.
  • Bathing Your Beautiful Baby
    When you have a new baby, it can be confusing to know what to do and how to do it all right. Leading international parent educator and expert in infant and children's massage, Tina Allen of Liddle Kidz answers all of your questions and gives you easy step-by-step techniques to provide your new baby with their very first bath.
  • Massage Time with Your Toddler
    Ever wondered how to help your child sleep through the night or how you might find more time to sleep yourself? Massaging your child could be the answer. This article gives you the why's and how-to's to begin massaging your child right now!
  • Pediatric Patients Benefit from Nurturing Touch
    To many young pediatric patients and their families, pediatric massage is often seen as the medicine they need to heal. Infant, Children's and Pediatric Massage expert, Tina Allen of Liddle Kidz, gives you advice and techniques for adaptiong massage therapy to suit chronically ill pediatric patients.
  • Does Baby Formula Cause Diarrhea?
    Bringing Home Baby can be an exciting, wonderful and often anxious time, but with a little planning beforehand, your family will be able to relax and treasure this special time together. There is a reason why pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks –you have lots to learn from the time of conception until your little one arrives. Before you bring home baby, here are some tips to help you get ready.
  • Become a Parent Educator
    Teach Infant Massage - Become a Certified Infant Massage Instructor! What is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor? A Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI®) is a parent educator who teaches the healing art of infant massage to parents or caregivers in the presence of their babies. You do not need to be a massage therapist, or have any previous experience in the healthcare field to become certified to teach infant massage.
  • Is your newborn baby constipated? Try this cool tip
    Constipation occurs for everyone at some time in their life, but can cause pain and discomfort for your baby. There are many different methods you can try to help relieve this discomfort however; I have found infant massage specifically for constipation to be very effective.
  • Will Infant Massage help my Baby Sleep?
    Massage can be very effective for helping babies sleep deeper and for longer periods of time - which can translate into you being able to sleep longer as well. Sometimes all night!
  • Do Babies Born Prematurely Benefit from Massage?
    Babies and children simply love to be touched. In fact, they thrive on it and it is a crucial part of their development. Children need physical contact for healthy growth and development, and massage can play an important role in nourishing this growth.
  • Not Bonding with Baby?
    Many families are concerned about bonding and attachment with their baby after adoption. If you are concerned, you are not alone. However, observation and research shows that adoptive families can form bonds as successfully as biological families. For some families infant massage plays an important role in encouraging their bond.