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Sunday, February 12, 2012

If you need another reason to hug your kid – I’ve got one...

Have you hugged your child today?

Doing so could actually decrease the odds that they’ll try drugs later on. Researchers at Duke University say they’ve discovered that physical affection, starting at an early age, helps to create permanent changes in a child’s brain. Those hugs have a direct effect on developing satisfaction and reward areas of the brain. Kids who are showered with affection through childhood are much less likely to seek out those sensations by experimenting with drugs.

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