Projects: Human Touch Project: HumanTouch12

One of the biggest challenges faced by the project is getting the caretakers to understand that it is actually alright to massage and stretch children. In fact it is a big help with cerebral palsy for example, which tends to tighten the muscles. The mindset seems to be that the children are very fragile and there is a fear of causing more damage than good. In reality the children's inactivity exacerbates the problems.

One of the biggest challenges faced by the project is getting the caretakers to understand that it is actually alright to massage and stretch children. In fact it is a big help with cerebral palsy for example, which tends to tighten the muscles. The mindset seems to be that the children are very fragile and there is a fear of causing more damage than good. In reality the children's inactivity exacerbates the problems.