A loving Touch
Who knew that touch could have such a profound affect on human babies as well as other animals? If you don’t get enough affection as a child it could seriously affect the rest of your development. This was studied in rats and in monkeys. With rats if they are removed from their mothers for even a short amount of time their bodies will reduce their need for food in order to stay alive. In order to do this their bodies will grow at a slower pace or stop growing all together. With monkeys if they suffered short-term deprivation they didn't have as many problems. They would become clingy with other monkeys. Monkeys that suffered long-term deprivation would become loners and would be aggressive with other monkeys. Babies have been born deaf or blind or even both and they have been able to live almost normal lives. Children that are neglected or just not held or shown love can be drastically affected for the rest of their lives. There was a study done mentioned in The Loving To...