ACT for life

A lovely article on a very simple, yet effective way to feel good:

How Hugging Makes You Healthier and Happier Hugging is known to lower levels of stress hormones like cortisol -- research suggests it offers many other health benefits.

“There’s no time when parental stress doesn’t affect a child..........And it may affect a child's developing brain all the way to the genes”

This is a fantastic article covering some of the science behind parental stress and how it can 'turn off' some of the good genes in our children while "turning on" some of the bad ones. Good news is, effective stress management can reduce the developmental impacts and even reverse them.

How Parents' Stress Can Hurt A Child, From The Inside Out Whether in utero or in the household, parental stress can damage a kid, from the genes up.