Our goal with this book is to enhance a wonderful longstanding tradition with contemporary knowledge — essentially, to fuse the past and the present. (How’s that for a tall order?) We want to you, as a parent or caregiver, realize that you have the ability to positively influence your baby’s health and that the steps to accomplishing that aren’t very complicated. Our hope is that we can encourage you to make massage part of your everyday relationship with your baby so you can reap the many benefits.