Infant Massage & Rhythm Kids Courses

by Laura Henderson

Welcome to 'Bonding With Baby'

Hello!  I am Laura Henderson - a Certified Infant Massage Instructor and a Rhythm Kids Teacher - and the founder of ‘BONDING WITH BABY’.  In 2011, I set up my small local service in Aberdeen, Scotland, running one day per week.  13 years on... I have been able to provide my Parent Education courses in INFANT MASSAGE and RHYTHM KIDS to over 4,000 parents with babies in and around Aberdeen City & Shire. I believe in the importance of parents supporting each other & offer small-group courses across various venues, with the hope that parents can meet other parents with babies in their local area.

On my 'Bonding With Baby' courses, I invite parents to 'Come relax & have fun with your little one'. Each 'INFANT MASSAGE' and 'RHYTHM KIDS' Course is baby-led and designed to be supportive and relaxing for parents to attend, therefore if your baby has any needs during class, such as feeding; changing; soothing, I ask that you respond to their needs how you would at home.  Both courses:

  • are parent-based education programmes - teaching parents skills which develop over the 6 week course and enhance the quality of time we spend with our baby (or babies!) at home 
  • provide relevant parenting & local information to support what we learn in weekly sessions
  • empower parents to provide nurturing touch with regular practice at home from the early weeks......and for years to come!  


In 2015, I was ecstatic to hear that 'BONDING WITH BABY' had been NOMINATED & VOTED FOR BY LOCAL PARENTS at the 'What's on 4 Junior' International Awards and on attending the Awards Ceremony I WON THE BEST POST-NATAL ACTIVITY IN THE UK!!!  The excitement continued in 2016 as local parents Nominated me again in the 'Best Pre/Post Natal Activity' category' and in 2017, after being named the WINNER of the 'BEST BABY/TODDLER CLASSES' in Aberdeen's 'Raring2go' Magazine, I was also announced as the WINNER in the 'What's on 4 Kids' Awards' as the 'BEST INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY in SCOTLAND / N.Ireland'!!!  I have continued to receive nominations throughout recent years and this year, I was excited to hear I have been NOMINATED as the BEST LOVED BABY ACTIVITY in the What's on 4 Kids Awards 2024. 


If you love what I do, please VOTE NOW for BONDING WITH BABY  (before the 17th July) in 'BEST LOVED BABY ACTIVITY' 

https://whatson4kids.co.uk/awards/vote 


Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate and vote for me and also for those voting this year - as a small local business, it is greatly appreciated and means so much to me.


Kindest regards,

Laura

Certified Infant Massage Instructor & Rhythm Kids Teacher