Cuddle Away! Research Says it Makes for Healthier Kids
Don’t worry parents, you won’t be spoiling your babies if you pick them up every time they start crying; at least according to a new study.
Researchers at Notre Dame surveyed over 600 adults about their childhood and family environment and found that adults that had nurturing, caring experience as a child tend to lead healthier lives.
Darcia Narvaez, the professor of Psychology that led the study says that one of the keys is starting early.
As she states, “…lots of holding, touching and rocking. that is what babies expect. They grow better that way. And keep them calm, because all sorts of systems are establishing the way they are going to work. If you let them cry a lot, those systems are going to be easily triggered into stress.”
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