Session Length for Children or Should Time Be Problem Based?

[StarStruckk Is A Monstur!]

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[parodoxx]

Why dont you treat the problem, which may take any length of time rather than have a set time....or are they receiving just a relaxation massage?

 

[Peppe]

I think times are good as a recommendation, but it all depends upon the child. My daughter is almost 12, to this day I have not given her an all round full body massage... it is in pieces. She never asks for it, until something really bothers her. She really has bad TP's in her upper traps, I mean bad, painful to even look at sometimes. Will she let me touch them, nope! I convinced her to let me do it once, because she was having such a hard time with rotating her shoulder that she couldn't pass the swimming exam. She was in tears even before I touched her, and she has never said anything since. When I was in school she would let me do Reflexology on her stinky feet... she would ask me for that every once in a while, and I would tell her only if she would go wash her feet!!! I am such a bad mommy!

 

[just a cariboo angel]

In this case, it was just a relaxation massage.

 

[Jacobo]

I have a client that brings her boys (ages 6 & 9) in for half hour massages. It seems to work out well! We have member and non-member pricing. Since there mom is a member at out facility her boys get the memeber pricing. If I had my own practice I would go with the Under 14 Pricing and let the clients pick their time frame. Of course you can always offer suggestions to help your client get the most out of their massage.

 

[Bob]

I had a client ask me to do a massage for a 7 year old boy. I explained that an hour treatment would be too long for him that we should cut the service down but she is pretty insistent on it being an hour and she wants to also recieve a massage at the same time. (like a couples massage) She says it is his reward for making good grades in school. Any suggestions?

 

[Antares]

Since she is insistent, I think I would schedule the massage, but explain to her and the little boy that he is in control of when he wants to get up. He may need to sit up and have a foot massage, neck & shoulder or something like that just to break up the time. He may be done in half an hour and want to sit quietly on his own (or with his feet soaking??) - whatever.

She may know very well that he would thorougly enjoy a full hour. Moms know a lot about their individual child, usually.

 

[Unbreakable]

Thanks, will see what happens. Will let you know after she schedules the appointment