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According to "What to Expect: The Toddler Years" (Murkoff p. 290), "The single most important ingredient [for happiness], child development experts agree, is loving, physical contact. One long-term study, in fact, which followed its subjects from early childhood into their thirties, showed that being raised with an abundance of hugs, kisses, and cuddling went further toward producing happy adults than being raised with any other advantage, and even seemed to help negate such potential risk factors as poverty, broken homes, and stress. The study also suggests that kids who are hugged a lot are not only more likely to turn out to be happy adults, but to find more satisfaction in all areas of life, including marriage and family, friendships, and career.... Have I hugged my child today?" A fun game to help you hug and touch and teach at the same time is tapping a rhythm on your child's back as you hug them, and ask them to tap it on your back. You can let them lead and invent new rhythms as they are able. And you can do this in a group or as a family to see if everyone taps the same rhythm. You can also vocalize as you tap to make it easier to remember. Have fun and stay CLOSE!
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