Remaining close to your child helps        ';
   maintain the child's equilibrium.  It also   ';
  helps your child develop mechanisms needed    ';
           to cope with changes.                ';
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A soft pack that holds a child close to the     ';
mother's breast can provide a warm, safe, and   ';
supported environment regulated by the familiar ';
throb of the mother's heart.  This can promote  ';
both stability in the moment as well as growth. ';
    Looseness of clothing or coverings to       ';
an adult can mean freedom, to a child it can    ';
    mean irritation or a loss of security.      ';
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The practice or wrapping a child securely or    ';
swaddling can retain body heat and bring the    ';
feeling of security and control that has a calm-';
ing effect on a child.  In addition the way the ';
covering feels to the skin of a child can either';
stimulate or sooth delicate skin and nerves.    ';
     Movement can both distract a child         ';
  and help to re-establish balance once it      ';
                is lost.                        ';
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The back and forth motion of a swing or the     ';
rhythmic motion of rocking has a soothing effect';
on the system of children.  It can distract     ';
attention from discomfort and urge on the inter-';
mechanisms that establish and maintain balance. ';
     Vibrations help in the process of          ';
                 digestion.                     ';
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The digestive tract from the stomach to the     ';
colon have many smooth muscles that depend on   ';
complex nerve impulses to move food through the ';
system.  Vibrations help aid the food to pass   ';
through the system when the normal mechanisms   ';
do not do the job.  Movement, particularly the  ';
vibrations that come from a car ride may help.  ';
       Firm, warm, caring contact can           ';
 comfort a child and help to regain control.    ';
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There is a power in touch, particularly when it ';
conveys a sense of reassurance, that actually   ';
reassures people, no matter how young.  This    ';
contact can eliminate the sense of upset or     ';
panic that may be making matters worst for the  ';
child.  The result is a psychological as well as';
physiological state of calm in many cases.      ';
      Warmth, familiar objects, things          ';
  that re-orient a child to the familiar        ';
    can help a child to regain a sense          ';
              of balance.                       ';
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Whether it serves as a distraction away from the';
discomfort or give a child a soothing source of ';
comfort, it works for many of the children.     ';
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The keys here are the warmth or the familiar.   ';
     The parents of a child are the focal       ';
   point of a child's comfort and security.     ';
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The child quickly becomes attuned to the sound  ';
of their voices and, while it is impossible to  ';
to understand the words used, the emotional     ';
impact of the sounds can be recognized, in a    ';
sense, and responded to.                        ';
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Soothing sounds, words or song can be a comfort.';
      The digestive system can be aided         ';
                by positioning.                 ';
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Many mothers find that after feeding and burping';
a child, putting the child face down across the ';
knees, with or without a heating pad, can help a';
child adjust better to the demands of digestion.';
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Sometimes, a gentle bouncing, can help the child';
the child digest the food provided.             ';
     Warmth, vibration, and repetitious         ';
      sound are combined when a parent          ';
          does the family wash.                 ';
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Put a child in a carrier on TOP of the washer or';
the dryer when it is running can set up the sort';
of environment that combines a number of the    ';
elements that many children find comforting.    ';
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Be careful that this experience is a good one.  ';
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