I just got my new issue of Today's Parent yesterday in the mail and as I read it last night, simulaneously with watching Bachelor Pad (shame, Melissa, shame), two articles caught my attention and reinforced why being a good momma - a great momma - the best momma I can be - is my ultimate goal.
The first was in regard to a UBC study that found children who grow up in poverty are less at risk for heart disease and mental health problems, both of which are linked with poverty, when they have warm and loving moms. "Mothers can have a profound influence that you can see on a molecular level," says the study's co-author Michael Kobor.
Another new study with older children, aged 7 - 12, showed that after a stressful event, those children that hugged or talked to their moms had notably lower levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, than those who had no contact. And that calming effect lasted more than an hour.
It blew me away that a momma's love can counteract these situations, one terrible and one stressful, on such a profound level. Incredible!, in short, moms (& future mommas) are amazing people.
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