Massage clip

About this visual support

To a child, an unfamiliar clip against the body is a puzzle before it becomes soothing. The deep, even pressure can calm, but only once your child already knows this is what will happen and that there is nothing to fear.

A visual schedule lets your child see the massage clip and the feeling it brings before it meets their back. With the step on a picture, you can go through where on the body the clip will land and for how long, so the touch is expected rather than sudden. When your child knows where the pressure is coming, the shoulders and back have time to soften before the clip touches. Let your child hold the clip and press it gently on their own arm first, so the pressure feels familiar before it reaches the shoulders or back. Pressure that can be predicted tends to feel pleasant, while pressure out of nowhere rarely does.

When you want the massage to sit within a calm part of the day, you can gather the steps in the Routined app and tie them to a restful moment. Try it at no cost for fourteen days.