Hugging :: Day 4 [31 days to being a better mama]

3.  Hug your child three times today. 

The wonderful effects of hugging our children (click for article)

 * Makes them feel better about themselves and their surroundings
    * Makes them more loving and affectionate
    * Induces and is an expression of forgiveness
    * Positively affect their development and IQ
    * Increases their sense of security, safety, trust and happiness
    * Relieves pain
    * Relieves loneliness, frustration, anxiety and other negative emotions
    * Opens doors to feelings that children may need to share – reducing
       the likelihood of explosive behaviours
    * Overcomes fear
    * Eases tension
    * Imparts feelings of belonging
    * Transfers energy and gives the child hugged an emotional boost

Source: google.com via Aubrie on Pinterest

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.    -Bil Keane, "Family Circus"

You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug.    -Author Unknown

Hug department:  Always open.    -Author Unknown

Happy to say, this was no challenge for me.  Maybe if it asked me to hug them THIRTY times a day.  ;-)


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