About The Book - Summary

Introduction

In the introduction you will read how the inspiration for the book came about and what the purpose for the book is. You will also learn some basic information in regards to nurturing touch for children.

Rhymes

This section consists of five rhymes. A couple are newly created for this book and some are well-known or re-written to well-known verses, like Five Little Caterpillars. Each rhyme has an added set of tips on how to engage your child or to add variety to the rhyme according to your child's development stage.

Games

Five games are included in this book that can be done anywhere and anytime. Tips are added to each of the games as well to engage your child and for variety.

Songs

The five songs are written to the tunes of familiar songs and the all familiar 'Itsy, Bitsy Spider' song is included here as well.

Stories

'Dreamland' and 'Thank You, Flower' are the titles of the two stories in this section. They're short and easy to read stories with wonderful and fun hand routines to follow along on your child's back.

Research On The Benefits of Touch

In this section you'll learn that scientific research on the benefits of touch has been conducted widely for a long time and what the most amazing foundings are in regards to touch for children.

Resources

Information is provided to learn more about nurturing touch for children and healthy family development.