Kisses And Hugs Are The Best Medicine For Your Children

Few things are as caring and emotionally positive as a hug. Kisses and hugs are the best medicine, especially for your children.

Your best moments often last only a few seconds. They occur when you least expect it, when you hug someone you care about, for example.

The power of hugging and kissing children goes far beyond the physical level. Hugs and love help them grow and develop their self-esteem. It helps them later in their dealings with the rest of the world.

Caresses are healthy. It’s a cheap kind of “medicine “. Use it every day.

Kisses and hugs: Medicine for your brain

According to an article in the journal  Scientific American, orphans suffer because they do not get enough caresses, hugs and kisses.

Although the children get enough to eat and are taken care of, there is not enough interaction for a proper development of the brain. It is this development that is so necessary for them to become perfect adults.

Early childhood is important

It helps the baby build new neural connections.

• When stress, fear or insecurity is high, the hippocampus (the part of the brain that is associated with memory and emotions) is reduced.
• It has been proven that children who grow up in immunosuppressive environments lack care and physical contact. It can develop  post-traumatic stress, hyperactivity and even aggressive behavior. 
• According to a study in the journal  Development and Psychopathology, it  was found among romance orphans in the 198s that these younger children suffered from high levels of emotional stress.

• Their stress was caused by great emotional deprivation. High levels of cortisol were found in their blood, especially in the brain.

• The effect was potentially negative if these newborns spent their first eight months at this stage. If only two to three months passed before they were adopted by a loving, caring family, the  effect could be reversed. 
• The study found that an infant suffering from a high level of emotional stress during the first eight months of life generally developed a much lower IQ and exhibited increasing behaviors associated with anxiety.

Kisses and hugs can be understood in all languages

There is nothing as instinctive, powerful and healing as caresses from someone you care about. In the case of infants and children, it is even more important to do this. Here are a few reasons why:

• Touch, kisses and hugs help  reduce stress and increase the neural connections in infants. 
• Remember that hugs also create bonds.
• Hug your children often while they are very young. They may not feel like so many hugs as they get older.
• You can advantageously wake your small children with kisses and hugs. There is nothing better than starting and ending the day with a caring gesture. 
• As they get older, hugs can be very therapeutic when your children are angry, scared or worried. While there never needs to be a concrete reason to give a hug, there are certain situations where it will give them greater security.

Although it is true that sometimes you will get tired because the hard parenting work can be stressful, especially when you have another full-time job and other things to do as they appear… Then it is important that you never neglect it “ emotional care ”of your child.

A child does not just need food, clothes and an education.

Children need positive words and your help in addressing fears and worries. They need you to be a guide in their emotional world by understanding their hysterical seizures and worries. 

Children are also aware of when a hug or a care is sincere and even if you are busy, give this the time it deserves.

No caring actions are as important as a parent with their child, which means you have to become good at creating those magical moments that will live forever in their minds.

So tell us… Have you hugged your kids today? Do not wait until later… Even if they are already teenagers.