Why the fear of Touch is leaving kids lost

Just for a second think about your day, your interactions with family, friends and work colleagues. Now relive that day and take out every piece of physical contact you had with other people. No hug for your family, no arm around your friend, no handshake at the start of your meeting. How different would your day be? How would you feel about it?

We all to often deprive children of positive physical touch through fear and stigma. We convince ourselves it is for safeguarding purposes. What we don't do is take into account the negative impact it has on children's development and relationships.

This blog outlines them and explains why positive touch is so important in our schools.

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