The Power of Positive Touch – How Physical Affection Helps Discipline

Positive touch takes many forms and is as vital for adults as it is for children and infants in order to maintain wellbeing.  We receive the most amount of touch during infancy and then it tapers off dramatically throughout our life.

The First Touch Infant Massage Program incorporates techniques and strategies to enable the continuation of nurturing touch well past infancy.  In terms of positive touch and discipline, this is a really key point:

“Being regularly physically affectionate with kids of all ages actually helps maintain the emotional connection they share with their parents. When that bond remains strong, challenging behavioural situations decrease and discipline becomes less intense overall.” says Kelly Bartlett.

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