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The Herald, September 15, 1994
HUG your children if you want them to grow tall, a top British child specialist advised on Tuesday.
Professor Charles Brook said children who do not feel loved produce less growth hormone.
“Lack of nurturing seems to affect children’s ability to produce the right hormones to grow properly,” he told fellow scientists at a conference. – Ziana-Reuter.
LESSONS FOR TODAY
- The pituitary gland, which is located at the base of the brain is responsible for a child’s growth. This gland controls the body’s balance of hormones. It also makes growth hormone that causes a child to grow.
- Research has shown that love and affection are essential to a child’s healthy brain development. A child’s feelings about themselves, how confident they are and how well they cope with stress, are all affected by the way their parents respond to them.
- Physical contact between a child and a parent, like hugging, stimulates the child’s brain and gives it the enriching environment that it needs to grow healthily.
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