Young children find a parent's hug more calming than a stranger's

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Young children find a parent's hug more calming than a stranger's
ScienceDaily

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 215658.htm
Category: healthNews
Published: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 21:56:58 EDT

Description: For infants as young as four months, a hug from a parent makes all the difference. A study examined heart rate responses in infants less than one year old during a hug and found that children as young as four months experience greater heart rate slowing during a hug than a hold -- and during a hug from their parent as compared to a hug from a stranger.