2. Offer Physical Affection

Physical affection communicates love to young children, which in turn fosters positive emotional growth.

What Can Parents Do?

• Be gentle and responsive to your baby’s cues
• Massage your infant
• Hold your child when feeding him/her
• Rock your baby and look into his/her eyes
• Hold your child on your lap when playing or reading
• Hug your child often

Information extracted from 10 Things Every Child Needs DVD, produced by the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation.