Wordless Wednesday: Nurturing Touch

March 30th, 2011 | 17 Comments
Written by NPN_Admin
Posted in Babywearing, Nurturing Touch, Wordless Wednesday

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This week we asked: What does nurturing touch look like?

(Read more about using nurturing touch, for any age, on our resource page, and enjoy this week’s articles on the theme.)


Strong man, gentle daddy…heading home after a long day at the beach.
Mary Michael blogs at The Accidental Natural Mama.


From Kristin: “Having twins makes giving as much physical contact as babies sometimes need very challenging! Luckily, my girls adapted, as did I. Here’s one peaceful moment amidst the chaos for me. I was watching my oldest play in the yard.”
Kristin blogs at Intrepid Murmurings.


From Stephanie: “No more kisses, Mommy!”

Babywearing
Baby loves to be close to Mama and explore his world at the same time. Here he passes along some nurturing touch to a beautiful flower.
Charise blogs at I Thought I Knew Mama.

Kangaroo Care - nurturing touch as medicine
Kangaroo Care — nurturing touch as medicine.
Paige blogs at Baby Dust Diaries.


One-year-old Aelyn snuggles close to Mama in the Ergo.
Melissa blogs at Simple Whimsy.

holding hand on a log
Even as our children grow, they need our gentle touch: a hug, a back scratch, a hand to hold.
Lauren blogs at Hobo Mama.

Tell us: What does nurturing touch look like in your family?

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17 Responses to Wordless Wednesday: Nurturing Touch

  1. Wonderful topic! Beautiful pics!

  2. What lovely pictures thank you for sharing

    Happy WW!

  3. What sweet pictures! I love the creative juggling of twins.

  4. Lovely photographs!

  5. I love this one. So sweet…

  6. Very nice pictures – brings back memories! My boys are 6 and 9. They grow up so fast! My youngest doesn’t even want to hold my hand when we cross the street – “not cool mom!”

  7. These pictures are gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! Love how candid they all are and as Natural as can be :)

  8. These are the sweetest group of pictures. I loved them all.

  9. What a lovely collection of photos. I am especially in love with the twin pics. : )

  10. great topic. I can feel the love & comfort in all the photos :)

  11. Beautiful photos- thank you for sharing! :)

  12. I really love all of these. I especially like that you included a photo with an older child – it’s not just the littlest ones who need that nurturing touch!

  13. All lovely pictures, but Lauren’s made me gasp – it’s so evocative. Love it!

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