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We've launched our Facebook Page - the best way to keep up with all our news, activities & interesting stuff on a daily basis. To find us, look for IAIMAustralia on facebook or click here. < hide

We've launched our Facebook Page - the best way to keep up with all our news, activities & interesting stuff on a daily basis. To find us, look for IAIMAustralia on facebook or click here. read more>

IAIM Australia is thrilled to launch its new Code of Conduct for Australian Certified Infant Massage Instructors. IAIM Australia has spent almost one year developing the Code, consulting extensively with a large number of groups before launching the Code on the 4th December 2012.

"As well as our members, we worked with Medical, Nursing and Allied Health experts, professors and policy-makers and - the ultimate experts: parents themselves - to develop this Code of Conduct" said Alice Campbell, the Executive Officer of IAIM Australia.

"Infant Massage Instructors have every reason to be extremely proud of their new Code of Conduct. This document is deeply grounded in our values as an organisation and spells out what families and the community should be able to expect from someone who is well-trained to deliver education supporting early parent-infant relationships. It also provides a very practical tool for our members to guide their every-day decision-making."

The Code of Conduct for Australian Certified Infant Massage Instructors was launched on 4th December 2012, and it can be downloaded here.

Free training and workshops about the Code of Conduct will be offered to members and to parents in 2013. In adddition, members are encouraged to download and display their Code of Conduct on their websites and in their workplaces. < hide

IAIM Australia is thrilled to launch its new Code of Conduct for Australian Certified Infant Massage Instructors. IAIM Australia has spent almost one year developing the Code, consulting extensively with a large number of groups before launching the Code on the 4th December 2012.

"As well as our members, we worked with Medical, Nursing and Allied Health experts, professors a... read more>

View some of the images and highlights of the IAIM General Assembley, hosted by our sister organisation in Portugal, October 2012.

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View some of the images and highlights of the IAIM General Assembley, hosted by our sister organisation in Portugal, October 2012.

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IAIM wants to know your story about the importance of touch between parents and babies, and we are offering a great prize as part of our "Tell Your Story" competition.

Up for grabs is an autographed, hard-cover copy of Anne Geddes fully illustrated autobiography "A Labour of Love". This gorgeous coffee table book has been generously donated by the Anne Geddes Foundation in recognition of our work to support babies and families in our community. Also up for grabs is a $100 voucher for a current IAIM Infant Massage Instructor, if the winning entry is submitted by a parent who attended one of their classes.

The motto of Anne Geddes is: Protect. Nurture. Love. We are looking for your story, about infant massage or nurturing touch, that captures one aspect of this motto. You may be an infant massage instructor or student, or perhaps a parent who has experienced first hand the importance of touch between you & your baby. The following questions might help get you started...

As a parent...
*How have touch or massage brought you & your baby closer together?
*Did nurturing touch play a special role in helping you & your baby overcome a hurdle or challenge?
*In what ways do you & you baby communicate through touch?

or, as an IAIM Infant Massage Instructor or Student...
* What is your most memorable "infant massage" moment?
* What inspired you to train as an instructor?
* How has been an instructor impacted on your work (or other areas of life)?


To enter, you can be as creative as you like - and there are virtually no limits. As well as things like written case studies and articles, you may like to simply write your story, from the heart.

Non-written entries are very welcome...think things like: photos or photo-stories, collages, scrap booking, videos, posters, etc.

This competition is open to any parent, and to IAIM Infant Massage Instructors and Students. Entries close on 30 May 2012, and the winner will be announced in September, 2012. The judges are looking for stories from the heart that truly capture the depth of the bond between parents and their babies.

Entries can be posted or emailed in, but must have a completed entry form (Click here). You may also need to include a Personal Release Form or a Location Release Form with your entry.

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IAIM wants to know your story about the importance of touch between parents and babies, and we are offering a great prize as part of our "Tell Your Story" competition.

Up for grabs is an autographed, hard-cover copy of Anne Geddes fully illustrated autobiography "A Labour of Love". This gorgeous coffee table book has been generously donated by the Anne Geddes F... read more>

Congratulations M. Kemister, from Kings Cross in Sydney. A $100 voucher generously donated by Heartsong Creations is coming your way, for submitting the winning slogan for a baby onesie suit: "I Love a Massage". The graphic designers are now hard at work, and we are looking forward to launching our new baby onsies in 2012! < hide

Congratulations M. Kemister, from Kings Cross in Sydney. A $100 voucher generously donated by Heartsong Creations is coming your way, for submitting the winning slogan for a baby onesie suit: "I Love a Massage". The graphic designers are now hard at work, and we are looking forward to launching our new baby onsies in 2012! read more>