Getting Permission to Massage a Child With Growing Pains

Video Transcript

"So we're going to go ahead and get ready for massage and what we're going to do first is ask Riley if it's o'kay because if he says yes, great we're going to do a massage and if he says no then we're not. So let's ask him and see. Riley would you like to have a massage today? "Yes". Is it o'kay if I massage your legs and do some stretching? O'kay great so what we'll do is we'll go ahead and have Riley lay down. I'm going to have you lay down where you are face down so why don't we go ahead and put your pillow right over here, perfect. Let's just lay you down and make sure you're comfortable. How does that feel? "Good". You want to turn your head a little bit, there you go then you can see a little bit and your legs are all comfortable. You feel o'kay? O'kay. You are warm enough? "Yes". O'kay, it is important that you check in and make sure he is comfortable and then worry about yourself second. Let's make sure the child's o'kay and then we'll worry about getting ourselves comfortable as well. Make sure he is warm enough, that he has a pillow to support his head and you, when your time is to get ready for you, you want to make sure that you can reach the legs where we'll be working today. So just make sure he is comfortable and then we'll go ahead and get started."