Babies can have such a hard time with their tummies. They may be gassy or constipated or develop a case of colic. Stroking on the tummy has been found to be helpful to reduce these discomforts.

Linda Storm, a trainer with the International Association of Infant Massage, has designed a kit to help parents learn a fun way to relieve tummy discomfort.

During her classes, Linda teaches parents and instructors strokes on the baby’s stomach, which help to alleviate colic, gas, and constipation. When a baby is especially gassy or colicky, we do a routine. To help comfort the baby during this routine, Linda teaches the parents and instructors to sing the “Skid A Ma Rink” song. The singing seems to calm and distract the baby while doing the strokes, which in turn seems to help digestive problems. Many parents have asked where they could get the song and the creeper that diagrams the tummy strokes worn by my demonstration doll. In answer to their requests, Linda has developed a kit called Tummy Trouble. The kit includes: A pamphlet with step-by-step instructions for three tummy strokes and words to the “Skid A Ma Rink” song and the corresponding hand movements A printed creeper for the infant to wear which illustrates the path of the strokes A CD with the song “Skid A Ma Rink”, detailed verbal directions to learn the massage strokes, then putting the strokes with the song Learn More about infant massage and the touch of life www.touchforlife.org www.iaim-us.com