[Meaning of becoming mother and son/daughter through massage].

OBJECTIVE Revealing the experience of mothers when massaging their children to know the phenomenon in the context of a mother-child healthy development. METHOD This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach carried out with 11 women who massaged their children and answered the guiding question: What did the experience of massaging your child mean to you? RESULTS The experience of massaging their children meant the development of their being a mother and of being a son/daughter, in addition to developing the attachment relationship between them. The massage can operationalize this integrality, become a tool of communication, stimulation and promotion of secure attachment, by promoting the loving interaction between mother and child. CONCLUSION This practice should be considered as an option in the programs that promote the comprehensive health of the mother and child.