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Re:How much a baby is touched leaves measurable effects on D... by nashashmi on Sunday December 08, 2019 @08:45PM (#21739818)
Not sure how much it is related, but I learned how touch has a powerfully lasting impact when I read about babies from an underfunded Hungarian orphanage having lots of health problems later in life because of how little they were touched.
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Re:How much a baby is touched leaves measurable effects on D... by yibg on Sunday December 08, 2019 @09:35PM (#21739980)
Seems very probable that an underfunded orphanage will have other areas like healthcare, sanitation and nutrition lacking as well. Was there something specific about what you read that related to touch?
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Re:How much a baby is touched leaves measurable effects on D... by nashashmi on Monday December 09, 2019 @07:49AM (#21742134)
https://www.livescience.com/21778-early-neglect-alters-kids-...

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/02/science/the-experience-of...

This was something I quickly found. I can't seem to find the very article I read however.

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Re:How much a baby is touched leaves measurable effects on D... by yibg on Monday December 09, 2019 @10:51AM (#21743626)
Years of neglect is quite a bit broader than just touch. I would expect years of neglect in early childhood to have a long lasting effect on the mental development of kids.
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Re:How much a baby is touched leaves measurable effects on D... by Wildgoose on Monday December 09, 2019 @08:14AM (#21742269)
I believe you may be referring to the Romanian orphanages after the Ceasescu communist regime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_orphans

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