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• Weekly Check-Up: Pain Relief For Preemies

  Parents and nurses report that one of the hardest things about having a premature baby in neonatal intensive care is the number of invasive and painful medical procedures the babies have to endure. However, a new study has one method for easing some of that preemie pain, and it's pretty simple and cost-effective, if you ask me. So what's the miracle way to soothe the littlest infants? Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 04:32 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: research study, newborns, babies, preemies, hugs, care, neonatal, premature infants, kangaroo mother care, preterm, cuddle, snuggle

• You Aren't Getting Snuggled Thanks To Political Correctness?

  Some British psychologists say we all need hugs, like at least one a day. However, "Political correctness is partly to blame as we have been conditioned not to touch anyone anymore as it can easily be deemed inappropriate." M'kay. Even if you don't feel the yearning for some snuggle action, the researchers say that while our kids are getting all the love, the adults are cold and lonely. Hugging for kids drops off at around age 11, and then picks up at age 18, I guess when they start going to college parties, though we didn't call that hugging when I was younger. Ahem. Look, I'm not anti-hug at all, but is it really being P.C. that has destroyed our cuddles?   Read More... Posted Nov 03 2007, 10:33 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: research study, teens, kids activities, hugs, political correctness, snuggles

• Feel My Rant: School Bans Hugs

  Ahem. A little while back, a school banned tag. You know that made me all crotchety. Now, an Illinois middle school has gone exceptionally stupid too and made a rule banning hugs. Hey, how are we gonna do "Hugs not drugs" if we can't hold each other? Okay, now I'm settling into my creaky old rocking chair with my shotgun resting on my knee and winding up for this one. See, the principal says, "students were forming 'hug lines' that made them late for classes and crowded the hallways." Well, of course, the only logical thing to do in that case is to prohibit hugging altogether. Because no good ever came from a hug. Hugs are just sick. The principal also asserts in a letter to parents that... Read More... Posted Oct 03 2007, 09:31 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: education, discipline, schools, rules, hugs