Tag: male affection

  • What ‘Touch Starvation’ Does to Boys And How Parents Can Help

    What ‘Touch Starvation’ Does to Boys And How Parents Can Help

    The sight of grown men in professional sports collapsing into one another’s arms, slapping each other’s backs, and celebrating through unabashed hugs and piles of joy is a fleeting glimpse of something much deeper: the human need for touch. These rare public moments of male physical affection stand in stark contrast to the reality many…