The TOUCH that HEALS

The touch that heals

My son and I... captured moment.. 

Thanks to my sister Liza Jane Genotiva who took this photo year 2012

Do you know that there’s a kind of touch that heals? If you don’t know yet, well... there is and that is HUG.

Hug is a basic need to a child’s emotional development and even a need for adults.

When there is a discomfort with babies like they pee, poop, or when they are hungry, they can’t say what it is. The only means of communication they have is crying. What if it’s not about poop, pee or hunger? What if it’s about immunization or vaccine (for example)? Even some adults cry over an injection. We really don’t know how to deal with it and the basic and immediate response a mom or dad can give is a hug. And somehow, it eases the pain for the babies.

When kids, preschoolers or toddlers get upset over a broken toy, apart from fixing it, what else can you do? There are toys which can’t be mended or there are toys which can be mended but sometimes, we don’t know how and that makes the situation worse. We are the heroes for our little ones and yet we can’t fix a simple toy problem. Of course, there are ways to resolve it like let other people fix it and talk to the child about this or buy another one. But as a parent the immediate response would be hug and soothing words.

When teenagers are down because of peer pressure, bullying at school or crush issues, they feel lonely. And most of teenagers have different ways in handling their problems however, only a few of them have a positive approach with teen issues. So, what will parents do? Scold them or just let them figure out a way to solve their own problem? Well, that could be. However, these teenagers need just a hug. It may feel a bit awkward for some parents who are not get used to hugging and talking but seriously, your hug let them feel secure and safe at home. Your hug can make them feel that they are understood, maybe not in school but at home.

When adults had too much to handle in one day because of bills to pay, children to attend to, jobs that really sucks with a low pay, boss who’s very demanding and yet not even working their ass off and husbands or wives who are cheating on them, they feel more than down, in fact mixed emotions but most of it are negative emotions. Adults even need hugs! Get a friend and have that hug. That kind of touch is a way of communication which means you are not alone.

Here are some benefits of hug:

• It makes you feel comfortable.
• It makes you feel relieved.
• It gives you the assurance and security you want.
• It gives you acceptance.
• It makes you feel safe.
• It makes you feel you are understood.
• It makes you feel you have a friend.
• It makes you feel you are loved.

For babies and children, hug is more than security and safety. It is more than being comfortable or more than taking away the pain that they feel at the moment. For children, this form of touch lets them know and be aware that their parents love them. It is very magical that it eases the discomfort that they feel at the moment and turns cries into smiles and even laughter. And adults know that!

Always remember: "It takes 4 hugs a day to survive, 8 hugs a day to maintain, and 12 hugs a day to grow." –from article I have read-

Share some hugs everyone!!!

Other articles you would like to read regarding hugs:

http://www.indiaparenting.com/child-development/262_1513/hug-your-child.html

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-benefits-of-hugging.html?page=2

http://www.squidoo.com/free-hugs-campaign

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