As most of you know, Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents, first published in 1979, has been released from Random House in its fourth edition! The release date was July 11, 2017.
I worked on this edition for all of 2015 and off and on in 2016, with many copyedits and letters to various experts requesting permission for quotes. There were three covers to choose from, and I chose the one the book has.
Book Details
- Dimensions: 7.5 x 9 inches (19 x 23 cm) and 1.5 inches deep (2 cm)
- Length: 303 pages (including a 27-page Reference section)
- Retail Price: $18.00
- Publisher: Random House
Praise and Expert Contributions
I am fortunate to have received a lovely review by Marshall Klaus, M.D., who, with his partner John Kennell, basically defined bonding at the time I was writing the first edition. He told me he has been following my work all this time.
There are many other experts quoted and cited in the book, including:
- Ashley Montagu
- Tiffany Field
- Penelope Leach
- Frederick LeBoyer
- William and Martha Sears
- James McKenna
- Darcia Narvaez
- John Bowlby
- Ken Magid
- Joseph Pearce
- T. Berry Brazelton
- John Medina
- …and many others.
Table of Contents
Chapters
- Why Massage Your Baby?
- Your Baby’s Sensory World
- The Importance of Skin Stimulation
- Stress and Relaxation
- Bonding, Attachment and the Benefits of Infant Massage
- The Elements of Bonding
- Attachment and the Benefits of Infant Massage
- Especially for Fathers
- Helping Baby (and You) Learn to Relax
- Your Baby’s Brain
- Music and Massage
- Getting Ready
- How to Massage Your Baby
- Crying, Fussing, and Other Baby Language (including Cues, Reflexes, and Behavioral States)
- Minor Illness and Colic
- Your Premature Baby
- Your Baby with Special Needs
- Your Growing Child and Sibling Bonding Through Massage
- Your Adopted and Foster Children
- A Note to Teen Parents
Back Matter
- Resources
- References and Recommendations
- Author Bio
How You Can Help Promote the Mission
This is probably the last edition of the book which is the center of our mission. Please help promote it as much as you can!
For Trainers and Instructors
Every Trainer with IAIM, and every Certified Instructor should have at least a copy of this book, and should promote it (if not include it) in your classes.
- A note on Trainer copies: I apologize for not yet being able to send a free signed copy to our Trainers. It is my intention to do so, but my finances will not allow me to for a while.
- Local Bookstores: When you have time, please go to bookstores near you and see if they have this new edition. If not, ask them to contact Random House about getting it, promoting your work and our organization.
Foreign Rights
The Foreign Rights are in the process of being sold. I don’t have information about this right now. If the book is published in your country, I suggest you take a copy of the new edition to the publisher and promote the acquisition of the rights to this new edition. Here is the information you would give them:
Rachel Kind Executive Director, Foreign Rights Random House | Ballantine | Bantam | Delacorte | Dell | Del Rey | Dial | Modern Library | Spiegel & Grau Tel: 212-782-8275 Email: rkind@penguinrandomhouse.com
Ordering Information
- Individual Orders: The book is available from Amazon: Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents (4th Edition)
- Bulk Orders (Boxes): Contact Penguin Random House Customer Service:
I want to thank you all for everything you contributed to make this new edition happen!
Much Love,
Vimala
Vimala McClure Founder: International Association of Infant Massage 1244 Gillaspie Drive #11 Boulder, CO 80305 USA
Read more about Vimala McClure and how IAIM began, or find out how parents can learn the strokes from her book in an IAIM infant massage class.
