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Massage, singing and shopping are all part of the job of Claire Bowles, who works for Sure Start Parr in St Helens, Merseyside Monday

Monday

Drink my second cup of tea to wake me up. I prepare for the morning's home visits, contacting families to give them new information on activity groups and services.

I visit one family to deliver a baby massage session. The family has four children and they all love to join in with the session, which usually lasts around one hour. This particular session lasts two hours by the time we have cleaned up the gallons of oil the children have been massaging each other with. I'm covered in the stuff, but at least my skin is smooth!

In the afternoon I visit a family whose seven-month-old baby has severe pains when trying to open her bowels. I demonstrate a special massage technique to relieve wind and move the bowels, and both Mum and Nan feel confident to carry on with this. I get a phone call shortly after to say the baby was 'going' regularly and with no pain. What a relief.

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