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> It seems to me people who are loved and cared for as children are raised and generally become well-adjusted and happy individuals. Is there evidence that peo
by newsbinator 6y ago
> It seems to me people who are loved and cared for as children are raised and generally become well-adjusted and happy individuals.
Is there evidence that people who are tolerated and fed/clothed but not super-loved or super cared-for as children have worse outcomes as adults (adjusting for socio-economic class)?
- richardwhiuk 6y agoYes.
- newsbinator 6y agoCould you please link to it?
- asidiali 6y agoHere’s one from about 3 seconds of Googling: The importance of touch in development (2010) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865952/ It’s not human exclusive, and it’s woven into our chemical makeup. “In rats, the amount of maternal licking received as a pup has a profound impact on the behaviour and physiology of the adult.” Feel free to continue the search to answer your own question.