The kid whimpered. Your first impulse? That's right, pick up the little one on the handles. And you immediately come across the disapproving look of my mother / mother-in-law / girlfriend / husband. - Do you raise yourself manually? You'll spoil the child like that! But do not spoil it. Now you can state this with good reason: the scientists have proved that your instincts dictate the right decisions to you. As the researchers of the University of Notre Dame, an elite private educational institution, found out, if a child is often hugged, he will grow healthier, kinder, more sensitive and intelligent, less depressed, than his beloved peers. "It's impossible to spoil the baby with hugs," said Darcia Narvaez, professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame. - And if you leave him to cry alone, you can ruin his psychological development.
Photo:GettyImagesTactile contact is generally very important for babies from birth. - The way parents behave in the first months and years of a child's life affects the development of their brain. So hug them more, rock them, carry them in your arms - this is what your children expect from you, - the professor says. According to scientists, if children are often hugged, they grow better, become calmer. If you allow a child to cry until he calms down on his own ("let him scream!"), then, as he grows up, he will react more acutely to stress, his psyche will be less stable. Scientists made such conclusions after studying more than 600 people. It turned out that people who grew up in families with a good psychological climate, who were often hugged, now demonstrate a lower level of anxiety and good mental health. And they even sleep better than their under-hugged colleagues. In addition, they cope better with difficulties - even unexpected ones. The researchers recalled: in the first six months, children do not yet know how to be capricious. Crying is the only way they can complain that something is bothering them. This signal should never be ignored. Your child should know for sure that if something happens, you will always come to their aid. Read also:
