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80 specialized sensory receptors called Meissner's corpuscles per square millimeter of skin, as opposed to 20 in a young adult, and 4 in old age (Montagu, p. 7). That's why babies are so over- whelmed by tickles and touches. They feel more than we do. 6. Remove the blindfold and check out your work.

seem so extraordi- narily sensitive when it comes to touch? Children up to three years old have a total of 80 specialized sensory receptors called Meissner's corpuscles per square millimeter of skin, as opposed to 20 in a young adult, and 4 in old age (Montagu, p. 7). That's why babies are so over- wh

ur Power to Heal: The Personal Practice of Therapeutic Touch, Santa Fe, Bear & Co., 1993. Miller, Erica, Day Spa Operations. Albany, Milady, 1995. Montagu, Ashley, Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin, Harper & Row, New York, 1971. Nelson, Dawn, Compassionate Touch: Hands On Caregiving for the

we do?" Babies do indeed feel things more intensely than adults. This is caused by an abundance of special touch-sensing organs in the skin called Meissner's cor- puscles, which are five times more prevalent in children three years old and younger than they are in adults. Babies have 80 Meissner's corpu

baby is tranquil to give the massage, perhaps after a bath, shortly after waking up, or right before bedtime. por Use light touch to stimulate the Meissner's corpuscles in your baby's skin, providing extra pleasure that makes him want to stay In one place longer. we The massage may only last one or tw

baby is tranquil to give the massage, perhaps after a bath, shortly after waking up, or right before bedtime. por Use light touch to stimulate the Meissner's corpuscles in your baby's skin, providing extra pleasure that makes him want to stay In one place longer. we The massage may only last one or tw

baby is tranquil to give the massage, perhaps after a bath, shortly after waking up, or right before bedtime. por Use light touch to stimulate the Meissner's corpuscles in your baby's skin, providing extra pleasure that makes him want to stay In one place longer. we The massage may only last one or tw

baby is tranquil to give the massage, perhaps after a bath, shortly after waking up, or right before bedtime. por Use light touch to stimulate the Meissner's corpuscles in your baby's skin, providing extra pleasure that makes him want to stay In one place longer. we The massage may only last one or tw

baby is tranquil to give the massage, perhaps after a bath, shortly after waking up, or right before bedtime. por Use light touch to stimulate the Meissner's corpuscles in your baby's skin, providing extra pleasure that makes him want to stay In one place longer. we The massage may only last one or tw

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-