Rositsa Petrova’s Reviews > Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind > Status Update

In our zeal to protect kids from sexual predators, we have promoted no-touch policies for teachers, coaches, and other supervisory adults that, while well-meaning, have the inadvertent effect of adding to the touch deprivation of our children [...] Doctors who touch their patients are rated as more caring, and their patients have reduced stress-hormone levels and better medical outcomes.