Scratch massage

About this visual support

What do you do when the same touch is cosy one day and unbearable the next? A light scratching massage sits right there, on the edge between pleasant and too much, and where that edge falls depends on how the body feels today.

A visual schedule makes both the touch and your child's chance to stop it visible. Beside the picture of the scratching massage, place a stop picture, so your child knows there is a clear way to say that is enough. Agree on a sign or a word beforehand, so the stop works even when it becomes too much midway. Start light and check in with the picture about how it feels, instead of carrying on until your child pulls away. The massage becomes something you do together, with your child setting the pace and you following the signals, and the tactile moment stays on the pleasant side.

When you want to give the massage a steady place among calm moments, you can add it to the Routined app and let the stop picture travel with it. Try it at no cost for fourteen days.