Marcia Kading has worked for over thirty years strengthening family
relationships through direct service and community education. She has a B.A. in Education/Child Development and is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. In addition
to
CIMI training, she has taken the Touching
Lives training which is designed for families of babies needing special care. She has also attended
training in Korean Hand Therapy.
For 18 years Marcia was on
the staff of Southside Family Nurturing Center, an agency in South Minneapolis that provides services to families at-risk
for child abuse and neglect. In 1978 she developed the Infant/Toddler program at Southside. She worked with
both parents and children providing in-center and in-home services. She also helped educate the community on the subject
of child abuse and neglect through public speaking, workshops and serving on various boards. She continues her
commitment to Southside on a volunteer basis by teaching the parents how to massage their babies.
Marcia has worked for Fairview Health
Services since 1996. As a Parent Educator in the Birth and Family Education Department, she taught Infant
Massage and other classes for new parents and grandparents at the three metro hospitals. She now works at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s
Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She developed and teaches the class, How
to Help Your NICU Baby.
Since
becoming a Certified Infant Massage Instructor in 1995, Marcia has maintained a private practice
where she offers a variety of services. In addition to private infant/child massage instruction, she will come
to a client's house to teach a small group of parents and babies. The Infant Massage Mini-Session is a one-time
class. It is appropriate for ECFE classes or other groups wanting additional resources
for families.
Korean Hand Therapy has been easily integrated into everything
that Marcia teaches. She now includes parent self-care as a part of all her classes
and private instruction, demonstrating simple techniques that parents can do themselves.
Marcia is
available to use Korean Hand Massage to treat pain, stress and illness for babies, older children and adults.
Marcia is
a member of the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals.
