Share gentle touch throughout day
6–12 monthsFamily ConnectionNo materials needed
Throughout your daily activities, find moments for gentle touch. Stroke their cheek, hold their hand, or give a soft back rub. These small gestures of affection, repeated many times each day, build a foundation of physical and emotional safety.
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How to Do This Activity
Throughout your daily activities, find moments for gentle touch. Stroke their cheek, hold their hand, or give a soft back rub. These small gestures of affection, repeated many times each day, build a foundation of physical and emotional safety.
Why It Works
Frequent, gentle touch throughout the day reinforces secure attachment by providing continuous reassurance of your presence and care. Secure attachments formed through consistent physical and emotional availability help children develop empathy, handle fear, and build healthy relationships throughout life (Canadian Psychological Association, 2024). These small moments of connection accumulate into a strong foundation of trust.
Tips for Parents
Notice how your child responds to different types of touch. Some prefer firm pressure, others like light stroking.
Touch can calm your child during transitions or new situations. A hand on their back says you are here.
Make touch a natural part of all your interactions, not just care routines. This creates ongoing connection.
Materials Needed
None
Learning Methods
Responsive InteractionRepetition and Routine
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