Parenting Quote by Gabrielle Palmer

“Your mother holds you skin on skin and when you enter this world, feeds you with her own body; skin on skin. Your father…

— Madeline Sheehan

“Dads. Do you not realize that your child needs to feel your skin on his? Do you not realize the incredible and powerful bond…

— Dan Pearce

“The alienating effects of wealth and modernity on the human experience start virtually at birth and never let up. Infants in hunter-gatherer societies are…

— Sebastian Junger

“I hadn’t touched or been touched in years. I didn’t know how to anymore. Allergic to human affection. Repulsed by the degrading feeling of…

— Tillie Cole

“The human touch is that little snippet of physical affection that brings a bit of comfort, support, and kindness. It doesn’t take much from…

— Mya Robarts

“The human touch is a necessary element of life. Sometimes a simple hug could mean the world to someone. Go ahead, hug someone toady.”

— Sanjo Jendayi

“Human touch is vital. Without it, we wither. With it, we thrive. And it is good preventive medicine.”

— Steve Goodier

“Childhoods shine through adult skin, helpfully or not.”

— Ian McEwan

“more stroking your inner victim. Bad for your skin.”

— M.L.N. Hanover

“We live in a world where touch is both desperately needed and heavily stigmatized.”

— Ken Breniman

Being touched and caressed, being massaged, is food for the infant; food as necessary as minerals, vitamins, and proteins. Deprived of this food, the…

— Frederick Leboyer

Physical contact is a human necessity.

— David Byrne