Do you think children that are shown all the love a parent feels grow better?
By tanniebabe78
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
United States
August 8, 2008 2:27pm CST
I am wondering this as I have heard that babies and kids that are touched (NOT BY PERVS) grow quicker than those that don't. I have exercised practice since then with my own kids and I have to say that they are pretty well confirmed. My son is as tall as an 8 year old and my daughter is tall as a 2 year old. They are 5 and 1 respectively.
It is a simple thing really. They get hugs and kisses when they get up. We play and have reading/cuddle time throughout the day. I wrestle with them both. They are given tickles and hugs/kisses frequently and they never go to bed without hugs and kisses. Sounds like they get drowned a little huh? Oh well, it works to help them grow and it teaches them about how love should be. And that it should be expressed.
My son is so loving toward others. He likes to greet his friends with hugs and it is sort of sad to watch that you can tell the ones that get a lot of love because they hug back, but the ones that don't, they kind of let him hug, but have the hands up, hies man thing going on.
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@1grnthmb (2055)
• United States
8 Aug 08
There is scientific proof of this. Children that are not loved and handled do not grow and mature as fast. Love is really a key to a child's growth. If you look at neglected children they are often small in stature and have learning difficulties. Even children that have illness that prevent their parents from handling them have these problems.
Another thing the greatly increases a child's abilities to learn is being read to daily when they are small. It has been found that if a child is read to daily then they well want to also read and well learn faster and have a higher intelegence level then children who are not read to. I read this in some journal a couple of years ago but can not remember from where.
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@jands1 (835)
• United States
9 Aug 08
Johnson & Johnson were the ones that did the initial full research into this back in the 1940s and 1950s. Be super careful if you decide to do a search about Johnson & Johnson's research and children though. Some of the research they did turns my tummy.
I agree very much with the reading to children. I started with my son from before he was born. Until he could hold himself upright, he was subjected to "The Nature of Mathematics", Plato and other college texts books.
I love how research has shown, babies in particular, learn through osmosis. :)
@tonythetard (59)
• United States
8 Aug 08
I definately agree with you on this. my daughter is drowned in affection... I was brought up in a family where the only time people really hugged was at birthdays/christmas, when saying thanks for a gift, but now that I'm an adult, I feel odd when I come in close proximity to other people... and even more uncomfortable hugging them. but not with my daughter. I want her to know that love is not a feeling she should ever hide.
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@tanniebabe78 (2934)
• United States
8 Aug 08
Yes, we usually try to do some things different than generations past. I wish more families would instill love. I think the world would be a much better place.
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@kezabelle (2974)
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8 Aug 08
It depends what you mean as in grow, emotionally then yes of course, to learn to be emotionally adept a child needs a good strong role model teaching them and what better way than to show them through the love you have for them.
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@tanniebabe78 (2934)
• United States
8 Aug 08
Well of course emotionally it can only be a good thing, but I was talking physically.
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@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
8 Aug 08
I agree with you about affection toward a child. I think it is of utmost importance to the child to feel loved and wanted. I show my son affection through hugs and kisses.
It is true. You can see he can be a loving child. He returns the affection quite regularly. I tell him that I love him everyday and I believe he understands it.
