You just can’t beat a hug for bonding power

TO bond with your baby you just can’t beat a cuddle, a leading child psychologist yesterday advised parents.

Professor Dieter Wolke said that cuddles were a crucial act of bonding which provided security, confidence and warmth in a baby’s development.

Babies are completely helpless and totally reliant on their parents for protection and survival, unlike other mammals, Prof. Wolke said.