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The Vital Touch: How Intimate Contact With Your Baby Leads To Happier, Healthier Development

Using a lively array of anthropological and sociological sources,The Vital Touchpresents a provocative examination of the reasons why, now more than ever, we need to make consistent physical connections with our infants and children.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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