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TOUCH IS LIFE

    2 Author(s):  MEGHA SHARMA , PRAGYA SHARMA

Vol -  6, Issue- 7 ,         Page(s) : 89 - 109  (2015 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

A touch goes beyond physical and forges a connect that is more on an emotional and spiritual level. And yet, though something as remote as a rainbow can touch you, sometimes even the most intimate physical experiences can leave you untouched! Touch is one of the most essential elements of human development, a method of communication, a critical component of health and growth of infants, and a powerful healing force. Earliest forms of communication depict our first language, the language of touch, as the essence of life. Touch is one of the first ways parents and babies communicate. Through touch, a baby learns to enjoy the comfort and security of loving and being loved. The primacy of touch in infancy is tied to touch's being the most mature sensory system for the first several months of life. The effects of touch deficiencies can have lifelong serious negative ramifications.

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