E4L Massage Course for Parents A five week massage course was open to parents with Pre-Prep children and was the perfect opportunity for parents and their children to enjoy some quiet time together. Parents had the chance to learn the Action Story massage strokes that are taught at school in E4L. Some of the benefits we have seen of massage at school include calmer, more empathetic children who are able to build up their reserves of physical and emotional well-being through touching and being touched kindly and gently. The course gave parents some ideas on how to bring a little bit of calm and nurturing touch into their daily lives with their children and also gave them some insight into how we teach peer to peer massage to the children.
“It was a great opportunity to learn the techniques which my children had already being using. The massage is really helpful in calming the children before or in between studying time and we find the techniques useful at bed time as well.�
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