The Science of Affection: Why Showing Love to Kids Matters

Research reveals how having warm, loving parents as a child helps you flourish as an adult

Alison Escalante MD
Elemental
Published in
5 min readMar 12, 2020

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AA recent study out of Harvard has found that people who had warm, affectionate parents in childhood live better lives. Most of us consider it common sense that a parent’s love goes a long way, affecting a child’s

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Alison Escalante MD
Elemental

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