Did I hug Azka today?

Ada sebuah “upacara” yang aneh yang senantiasa dilakukan Rasulullah SAW setiap kali pulang dari sebuah perjalanan.

Whenever he came back from a journey, the children of his household would be taken out to meet him. He (SAW) used to hug them close to him… - Abu Hurairah

Seorang psikoterapis di University of California, Dr. David Bresler, juga punya kebiasaan memberikan resep yang aneh:

One of the most common prescriptions I write is: Four hugs per day — one before each meal and one at bedtime.

Bu Elly Risman, psikolog anak yang saya kagumi, berbicara seperti ini di sebuah radio:

It takes 4 hugs a day to survive, 8 hugs a day to maintain, and 12 hugs a day to grow.

Kangaroo Care, sebuah program yang diadakan di sebuah rumahsakit di Amerika, tadinya ditujukan hanya untuk bayi prematur, namun kini diterapkan di semua bayi:

Studies have shown that skin-to-skin contact between parent and child improves the baby’s sleep, breathing, heart rate and weight gain. Kangaroo Care babies also breastfeed more readily. Massaging babies has been shown to encourage relaxation in both parent and child and to promote the baby’s growth.

Mmm, lucu. Pasti ada sesuatu di dalam sebuah pelukan. Yang sederhana, gratis, dan nggak ribet ini. It may do wonders…

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