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Nähe schenkt uns Gesundheit und ein längeres Leben

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Oxytocin, das Hormon der Nähe

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Berührung und Nähe zwischen einem Kind und seinen Eltern fördern Wachstum und Entwicklung – so wie es beispielsweise bei Frühgeborenen durch viele Studien gezeigt wurde. Kinder, die auf Nähe und Berührungen verzichten müssen, gedeihen hingegen oft sehr schlecht.

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Moberg, K. (2016). Nähe schenkt uns Gesundheit und ein längeres Leben. In: Streit, U., Jansen, F. (eds) Oxytocin, das Hormon der Nähe. Springer Spektrum, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47359-7_10

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