These are comments from parents who completed all four sessions of an Infant Massage class with Patricia Gale, CIIM, and wrote evaluations at the final session:

Evaluation question #1. 

One new thing I learned from this class that I will take away is:

“- How to bond with my baby without using words.

  - How to adapt what we learned for “larger” bodies/older children/adults.

  - How to help my baby when she has a tummy ache.

  - A great lullaby.”    - a graduate mom

“How to talk to my baby with respect...  Thank you for offering a class for the whole family!”   

- a graduate mom

“Being very conscious of asking for permission to touch/move/massage a child, in order to be respectful and teach respect.”  - a graduate foster mom

“I learned a lot about massage and a new way to relate to my baby.”  - a graduate mom

”The class gave us the opportunity to connect in a new, very purposeful and attentive way through the first stages of my baby becoming aware of himself.”   - a graduate mom

“Cues for when my baby is ready (or not) for massage.”  - a graduate mom

“Communicating with my baby, the importance of massage to growth and life.  I learned more in this class than I expected.”  - a graduate mom

“Massage techniques for gas and colic; this really helped my son.”  - a graduate mom

“I’ve learned how to deepen my bond with my child through massage.  Thank you.”  - a graduate mom 

Evaluation questions #2:

Any other comments:

“I appreciate Patricia’s patience with parents and children and the respect she shows and projects for our children.  She has raised our awareness of making a connection and being present with our child.”   - a graduate mom and dad

“Class was well paced and accommodating – allowed us to discuss issues that sometimes interfere with being present for our baby.”   - a graduate mom

“I absolutely loved this class!  Patricia was so supportive and encouraging.  My daughter really enjoyed the class.  I was even satisfied emotionally from this class.”   - a graduate mom