Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One hug at a time: Why parents are showing up to embrace people at Pride. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photo: Joseph ...

Our teenagers, like the rest of us, are struggling. They’ve been stuck at home, having lost the ability to socialize with their friends in person in any sort of normal way—right at the time when their ...

Hugs are an important part of many positive, everyday situations that lift spirits, ignite hope and calm nerves (and heart rate), all while supporting other great health benefits. Science shows us why ...

What are the benefits of touch and hugs? The need for human touch is one of our most vital and basic, primal needs. Touch is felt by the fetus at 14 weeks and is the first sense that starts working in ...

There’s just something about a hug. After a child has a hard day of feeling alone and stressed, it seems like a hug from someone they love could be just the cure. It’s not just a feeling, experts say.

As children grow, they often start acting like they’re ‘too cool’ for hugs. That once-snuggly toddler might now roll their eyes or pull away when you reach out. But beneath that growing independence, ...

It all started with a homemade button with “Free Mom Hugs” written on it in black Sharpie. Sara Cunningham, a mom of two from Oklahoma, wore it to a Pride festival in 2015, offering hugs to anyone who ...