It is recommended you soothe a sick baby by holding them and giving them lots of love and attention. Nothing provides comfort in the time...

As he places his little hand into mine, I think to myself … one day, his skin won’t feel as soft and smooth. one day, his hand will be...

Dear 2020 Baby, You have been born during a global pandemic. Something we did not even know was going to happen when we first found out...

At this present time I do not have kids of my own, however, I am blessed beyond imagination to have a beautiful 11 months old nephew named I

a mother holds her children in ways that are deeply felt, remembered and known as previous generations held, safeguarded and nurtured

When I first heard about Ari’s Holding Matters website we were just about to go into lockdown for the COVID pandemic. It was only then I sta

Blessed. From the very first moment I held my beautiful little angel, I felt the most amazing form of love envelope my whole being.

I have 3 children all evenly spaced out and all extremely unique. So each experience as they have grown has changed and will continue to...

From when they were born to now full blow 30 something adults the feeling of holding them has never changed.

I held my first child (boy) always. I would have him in a baby carrier to my chest while I cook, cleaned, worked in our home office.

There are so many experiences that I could share about my children.

Holding my child for the first time was a release of excitement and anticipation...

My own experience of holding, does not relate to my own children, but rather to my nieces.

My son, Throughout years of searching for a diagnosis for your health issues, opportunities for holding became few and far between, and fr