🌞GOOD MORNING☕️
👪Global Hug Your Kids Day – July 19, 2021👪
Global Hug Your Kids Day is celebrated on the third Monday of every July, which is July 19 this year. The day celebrates the bond between parents and children. The purpose of this day is simple — hug your children to express how much you love them. Hugging is a simple act of reassuring comfort, safety, and trust. Everyone can do with a hug, especially children. And when you hug your kids, you’ll realize that it makes you happy, too! A natural expression of love and a stress reliever, don’t forget to wrap your kids in a bear hug today.
HISTORY OF GLOBAL HUG YOUR KIDS DAY
Global Hug Your Kids Day was started by Michelle Nichols in 2008. This was a decade after her son Mark died due to brain cancer at the age of eight. Nichols started observing the day as a reminder to mothers and fathers, especially those who spend long hours at work and often away, to express affection to their kids by hugging them.
Hugging is probably as ancient as humans themselves. It is practiced by almost all cultures as an act of affection and empathy without using words. People hug to convey a myriad of messages, some of which include a greeting or goodbye, to express sympathy or to congratulate, and to convey gratitude, support, and affection. The word ‘hug’ might have originated from ‘hugga,’ an Old Norse word that means ‘to comfort.’ In the early 17th century, ‘hug’ was used to describe a wrestling hold. The current meaning of the word came into existence sometime in the 1650s.
Hugging is good for your health, too. It releases a hormone called oxytocin into the bloodstream. Oxytocin is produced in the pituitary gland and it helps regulate blood pressure, heart rate, and the stress hormone cortisol. Hugging may also reduce anxiety, improve mood and memory, and increase bonding and closeness. Studies show that those who hug often tend to have greater empathy for others. Hugging a kid can boost their oxygen levels, calm breathing, and ease pain signals. It may also help the brain grow and make infection and other illnesses, like hypoglycemia or hypothermia, less likely.
RIDDLE OF THE DAY👀
Riddle: Two windmills are standing in a wind farm. One asks, "What's your favorite kind of music?"
Answer: The other says, "I'm a big metal fan."
TᖇIᐯIᗩ Oᖴ TᕼE ᗪᗩY🏆
Question: Before Phil Collins, who was the lead singer of Genesis?
Answer: Peter Gabriel
SONG OF THE DAY🎸
Miranda Lambert - Bluebird (Official Video)
🕺💃DANCE ROUTINE OF THE DAY
Allison & Ivan - west coast swing -SYTYCD-USA-s2🕺💃
FOODY OF THE DAY
Skillet Taco Pizza🧅
😋FUNNY OF THE DAY👀
🐶CUTNESS OVERLOAD OF THE DAY🐕
🌻PRETTY PIC OF THE DAY🌻
📓QUOTE OF THE DAY✍
📗POSITIVE THOUGHT OF THE DAY📙
You get older and you learn there is one sentence, just four words long, and if you can say it to yourself it offers more comfort than almost any other. It goes like this: At least I tried. Ann Brashares
🌅JUST FOR FUN - OF THE DAY
FIND YOUR ISLAND NAME🌅
Stacey MISTY MOON LIGHT
Bear Magical Sun ray
Ma Tranquil Sun ray
Astrid Rainbow Sun Ray
Sadda Smiling Anemone
Stitch Friendly song!
Brooky tranquil anemone
Niva Tranquil Parrot
Gaia Vivacious Sand
Mika Vivacious Leaves
ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕪 Tropical Parrot
Mel rainbow thunder'
Aryn friendly rain
Mor friendly moonlight
Kady Honest Rain
Elena Misty Feather
crystal loving sun ray
Kris Smiling sail
Vi Rainbow popsicle