We are a nation of talkers, but did you know that people communicate even more through touch?

Jan 23, 2011 by Dr. Elaine

Not only is touch the first sense that develops in the womb, but a baby’s first experiences with the outside world are through the sense of touch.  Your touch allows you the opportunity for getting closer, to provide information in ways that are not always possible through words.  Though your touch connection you bring the safety and security your baby requires during their first year of life, which facilitates their learning and develops the deep seeded roots of bonding for you and your child.

Related Posts

Share This

214 Comments

  1. + HowDy I like your posts very much. Will come again.
    Thanks for making this website. ;-)

    • Dr. Elaine

      You are welcome….glad you like the posts….do you have any comments about childhood obesity? I just returned from Vietnam and my medical mission tour, and childhood obesity is becoming a health concern of the medical community. What do you think is causing this? What can parents do>>>?????

  2. Hello Nice post and blog I d be coming to read more ;-D

  3. Many thanks for sharing outstanding informations. Your website is very cool. I am impressed through the particulars that you have on this website. It unveils how properly you perceive this issue. Bookmarked this web site page, will come back again for extra posts. You, my good friend, ROCK! I found just the information I presently searched all around the put and just couldn’t come across. What an incredible net internet site.

    • Dr. Elaine

      THANKS…..so much to say and so many ways to serve.
      How blessed are we…..

  4. Enjoyed looking at this, very good stuff, thankyou . “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” by Archilocus.

    • Dr. Elaine

      Thank you for your comment, and how wise are the animals who can feel a tsunami before humans do….just came back from Phukett, Thailand area, and was so impressed with the stories I was told about the animals behavior prior to a tsunami….and how many survived by seeking higher terrain…

  5. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you liked it! I have a monthly Newsletter also, that I invite you to sign up to receive. Have a wonderful day. Keeping in touch…..Dr. Elaine

  6. Dr. Elaine

    Great….I am glad you like this information….

  7. Dr. Elaine

    I am glad you enjoyed the information. I would like to send you my monthly Newsletter. I know you would enjoy it. Keep in touch, Best….Dr. Elaine

  8. Dr. Elaine

    I am so glad you enjoyed reading the article. Another you might like is one that I wrote with my colleague Dr. Phil Patterson regarding “You’ve Got That Magic Touch”…if you would like more information, let me know. Thank you for your vote of confidence! Happy Days….keep in touch…

  9. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you liked the advice! I think you would like my monthly newsletter also. I will be happy to send it to you. Just let me know. Also, don’t forget to give out those hugs tomorrow, on Mother’s Day!! and of course if you are a mother, enjoy the ones you will receive also!….Keep in touch, Dr. Elaine

  10. Dr. Elaine

    I think you would like my monthly Newsletter filled with some fun things and reflections on life and families. Stay in touch, Best, Dr. Elaine

  11. Dr. Elaine

    I am so glad you are enjoying the information. If you would like to sign up for my monthly Newsletter, I think you would like it alot. Stay in touch, and best always, Dr. Elaine

  12. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you like the blog and website layouts…..lots of wonderful people help to make it look so wonderful……Keep in touch….Best, Dr. ELaine

  13. Dr. Elaine

    Hi Dani: I am so glad to hear from you and see how much you enjoyed the post. I think you would like my monthly Newsletters, too, so let me know and I will be happy to put you on our mailing list.
    Enjoy the day and keep in touch……Best wishes…

  14. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you liked the information. If you would like to get my monthly Newsletters, let me know. There is so much more to share and I plan to do that…..keep in touch…..Bet wishes

  15. Dr. Elaine

    Thanks so much for your feedback. I think you would like my monthly Newsletter also, so stay in touch. Also, I will be speaking at an upcoming Autism Conference in Pasadena, CA in August….about Back to School for Kids with Autism…..and Touch Therapy….If you want more information, let me know. Thanks for sharing this too……(I will be sharing my Baby Massage Basics iPhone App at the Conference…..and have a story about this in my book, Massaging Your Baby-The Joy of TouchTime…..I think you would like those resources a lot, too! Have a great day….keep in touch

  16. Dr. Elaine

    Hi. I ma glad you enjoyed the write up. I think you would like my monthly free Newsletters. You can send me a comment and keep in touch and I would be happy to send one to you when it goes out! Have a wonderful day.

  17. Dr. Elaine

    Thank you so much and much success to you too….there is a great need for enriching the lives of families all around the world and I am grateful to be a messenger for this cause!
    Have a great day. Keep in touch…..

  18. Dr. Elaine

    HI You can find more information by searching the key words “touch” and
    “infant massage”…you can also go to the Touch Research Institute located in Miami, Florida…HOpe this is helpful to you. Best, Dr. Elaine

  19. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you enjoyed the information. You can find more in literature searches…Young and Exception Children, December 2010 article by myself and Dr. Philip Patterson. Look at my iPhone and iPad App Baby Massage Basics also.
    Enjoy

  20. Dr. Elaine

    If you would like more information about infant massage, you can read more in my book, Massaging Your Baby – The Joy of TouchTime(R)……….enjoy!

  21. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you like this information. It is so important!

  22. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you enjoyed the information.

  23. Dr. Elaine

    Glad you enjoyed the article.

  24. Dr. Elaine

    Which area of interest are you referring? Let me know.

  25. Dr. Elaine

    Thank you for sharing this information with others.

  26. Dr. Elaine

    Thank you..much success to you also!

  27. Dr. Elaine

    If you would like more information about Infant Massage, try my book, Massaging Your Baby – The Joy of TouchTime(R)…I know you will enjoy it with the different chapters about science, and how to massage and why a massage is so beneficial to the baby and the parent…You can purchase the book on Amazon.com or directly from me on my website.
    Thanks

  28. Dr. Elaine

    Thank you for your comment.

  29. Dr. Elaine

    I would be interested in hearing about parenting and your thoughts about being the best parent that you can be….what that looks like in the 21st century…or perhaps since you husband and you like the site, perhaps what do you think it takes for two people to be able to have a harmonious marriage in the 21st century…let me know if this can be written by you….Thanks, Dr.Elaine

  30. Dr. Elaine

    Thank you so much….and your punctuation is just perfect. What are the things that you like about this blog page…..and thank you for your kindness and sending me a message from Denmark. Dr. Elaine

  31. Dr. Elaine

    We can choose to make ourselves happy or we can remain upset with life as it is…I am glad to hear you have loved life and have no sorrow to die…..who else has this comment to make? I love life as I get up each morning, in gratitude and praise the day and the wonder it will bring…..life is a miracle and so are all of us who are living this life day by day. Keeping in touch, Dr. Elaine

  32. Dr. Elaine

    Looking forward to your reply….

  33. Dr. Elaine

    Yes, the work of TouchTime(R) International is growing with 15 newly trained Vietnamese Infant Massage Instructors. If you are interested in becoming an infant massage instructor, please let me know. I am quite fond of training agencies who work with babies and parents,in Vietnam. I also have about 40 trained TouchTime(R) infant massage instructors throughout California who have just completed their with three day training. Contact me if you would like to have me personally go to your facility. You will be so please, thank you.

  34. Dr. Elaine

    Hi and thank you for bookmarking my page. Do you have any comments about childhood obesity that you would like to share? I just came back from Vietnam where I was part of a medical mission, and I touched so many lives, and I am receiving testimonials from the University professor that what I showed the parent, and professionals to do with the child, worked so well, that in one week’s time, the 4 year old boy is making sounds now, is not crying now, but rather he is attempting to communicate verbally! I would like to do more clinics around the country for “kids with speech and language needs” so if you know of more places to travel, just let me now….I am here to serve

  35. Dr. Elaine

    Thanks so much…..glad to have you here….

  36. Dr. Elaine

    Hi Joe: Glad you liked my post. I just returned from Vietnam and found a topic that is most critical now and that is…childhood obesity. So many children around the world are becoming obese. What do you think can be done????

  37. Dr. Elaine

    So glad you enjoyed my site. I can appreciate your enthusiasm and am grateful for your submitting my site to some of the biggest social networks so others can find my blog….I am grateful for people like you and all of the incredible people in my life.

Leave a Comment