Good News Notes: “Petting dogs and cats can scientifically reduce stress. It’s one of the reasons we feel such immense comfort when we pet, hug and cuddle our pets. But given the current situation going on in the world, we need to keep our distance from each other. This means therapy animals that may have…
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Girl completes 1,000 acts of kindness, says ‘everyone should want to’
Good News Notes: “A six-year-old Michigan girl has spread more than 1,000 acts of kindness. Liliana Hake loves making others smile. One of her biggest acts of kindness so far was designing a coloring book, called “The Lily Pad,” for kids who are sick and hospitalized.” View the whole story here: https://www.wthr.com/article/girl-completes-1000-acts-kindness-says-everyone-should-want
How a hug can help your child
Good News Notes: “According to Emily Mudd, PhD, of Cleveland Clinic Children’s, when we hug our children, it actually helps them regulate their emotions and helps their brains develop. ‘We know that even from the moment we’re born, that touch, physical touch, attention, and hugs, are so very important for both nervous system regulation, and brain…
Meet Edie ‘the hug mobster’ Weinstein, who roams Doylestown ‘armed with love’
Good News Notes: “After Edie Weinstein had a heart attack in 2014, she decided to add walks to her routine. Then she went a step further and began offering hugs to the strangers she encountered along the way.” “She hugged her way to good health — and she’s been hugging ever since, sharing tearful clasps at Washington’s…
‘Come give me that hug:’ Cop saves suicidal man with warm embrace
https://nypost.com/2019/06/14/come-give-me-that-hug-cop-saves-suicidal-man-with-warm-embrace/